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Dear Editor,
At last, sanity returns to the pages of the
Chronicle’ s News section [“Public Notice: A
Modest Proposal,” Jan. 30]. Now if we can only
get our new City Council to adopt this simple
philosophy.
While Mr. Barbara directed his commonsense
proposal as remedy to the Council newcomers’
daunting task of understanding the land develop¬
ment code and the frequent backlog of zoning
cases that drag the Planning Commission and
Council meetings long into the night, that’s just
the beginning of the benefits actual adherence to
the codes and ordinances would produce.
We Austinites would begin making serious
headway through our growing city’s most vexing
problems, including traffic congestion, affordabil¬
ity, environmental degradation, and the eroding
life qualities that accompany them.
If property owners and developers knew they
could only develop to the written limits of
the code, the speculative property pricing that
drives up appraisals, taxes, and housing costs
would be held in check. Over-building and over-
densification beyond what our infrastructure can
tolerate would also be held in check, reducing the
incremental number of cars that clog our streets
- not to mention reducing the costs we citizens
pay for the infrastructure upgrades needed to
accommodate those extra density entitlements.
While developers have been screaming for a
code rewrite (read: loosening the code itself to
codify the piecemeal development and densifica-
tion entitlements they’ve enjoyed), the existing
LETTERS & COMMENTS
code limits have been shown by the city demogra¬
pher to easily accommodate our city’s predicted
rate of population growth over the next 30 years.
Kudos to Mr. Barbara. Austinites, please pass
along his modest proposal with your personal
exhortations to our new Council members.
Cory Walton
NOTHING TO PROVE
Dear Editor,
To become an American citizen, I had to offi¬
cially take an oath and declare my allegiance to
the United States. Not only have I come to love
the United States, as a Muslim, I am obligated to
be loyal to my country.
Recently, freshman state Rep. Molly White
instructed her staff to ask all Muslim visitors
to pledge allegiance to the United States as
they gathered to celebrate Texas Muslim Capitol
Day [“Rep. Molly White Not Quite Sure Who’s an
American,” Newsdesk, Jan. 29]. Not only that,
she also left a flag of Israel on her desk declaring
where her own allegiance lies.
There were also protesters at the state Capitol,
proclaiming their anti-Islam sentiments loudly and
clearly. Their comments can be attributed to igno¬
rance about the Islamic faith, but I have a hard
time justifying the comments of an elected official,
who blatantly revealed her own prejudice by asking
Muslims to prove their allegiance to their country.
Besides being a proud American, I am a prac¬
ticing Muslim who believes that loyalty to my
country is part of my faith. However, I don’t need
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Dear Editor,
Why are black people leaving the Austin city
limits? I see several reasons [“When Is Austin
Not ‘Austin’?” Newsdesk, Jan. 29]. First, the
phenomenon of gentrification of the urban core
is common across America. Even if the gentrify-
ing force is not all-white, anyone earning less
than a middle- or upper-middle-class wage will
be disproportionately displaced to the periph¬
ery where job opportunities may be fewer, and
commutes to work are probably longer. The real
estate profession knows this and acts in numer¬
ous obvious and subtle ways to steer popula¬
tions in the direction of maximum profit for
themselves and large property owners; school
boards also know this and do what they can
to keep property values high in wealthier areas
by marketing their school systems to the elite.
This dynamic wiped out older black neighbor¬
hoods and has prevented the development of a
nucleus of black life in the city.
Second, in Austin, the gentrifying force is
almost all white and Asian, making the above
easier to accomplish. And these folks have not
typically had much to do with black people in
their short lives, which doesn’t mean they’re
racist, but they are fairly insular, and not likely
to care (or vote like they care) about the issue.
Third, thanks in part to the influx of techies,
Austin has been swinging to the right over the
last 10 years, as confirmed by the recent elec¬
tion where, in West Austin, three Republicans
(not including the mayor) were elected to the
new City Council.
So, the suburban growth in black population is
no surprise, it’s part of the plan to move them out
of the city. In the words of the techies, “It’s not a
bug, it’s a feature.”
A.D. Martin
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY
Dear Editor,
Immigrating to the U.S. and attending one of
its top universities, the University of Texas at
Austin, was an enlightening experience for me.
The label of an imposing superpower is often
associated with America in the rest of the world,
yet the fact is that this country leads in its prac¬
tices of justice and equality. The observance of
Black History Month is a fine example. It not
only signifies that the injustices done to African-
Americans have not been forgotten, but it also
brings hope to other minority groups, such as
Muslims, in the U.S.
I am a practicing Muslim, and I can proudly
say that Islam promotes the same values of jus¬
tice and equality that should be the basis of an
ideal society. Just as I learned to appreciate this
beautiful country, Islam should not be labeled a
terrorist religion without duly understanding it.
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Even as the two
fingers are equal, so are human beings equal
one to another.”
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QUOTE of the WEEK
“Give it a rest. Get a life.”
- U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.,
in response to the 56th (and still futile) GOP House vote
to repeal the national health care law, aka “Obamacare.”
HEADLINES
A SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING foraty
Council today (Feb. 5) will review land planning
and housing policy, and wrestle with its first con¬
tentious issue: whether to re-enter negotiations
with the Austin Firefighters Association over
cadet hiring one last time, while moving forward
with the Department of Justice consent decree.
DEFEATED D4 COUNCIL candidate Laura
Pressley filed an election contest last week, seek¬
ing to overturn the Dec. 16 run-off with Council
Member Greg Casar, to whom she lost by 30%.
Despite a dismissal by the secretary of state,
Pressley is claiming sufficient “discrepancies” to
void the results, reconfirmed in a January recount.
THE GRACE PERIOD for Austin drivers is
over. The city ordinance prohibiting the use of
handheld electronics while driving a car or riding
a bike, which took effect Jan. 1, will now be
enforced. Violators face a fine of as much as $500.
LANCE ARMSTRONG’S BACK m the news
for all the wrong reasons again. The discredited
cyclist was found to have left the scene of a crash
(with two parked cars) in December while on vaca¬
tion in Aspen with his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, but
told authorities that it was Hansen who was driv¬
ing. The two later confessed; Hansen said they were
trying to keep Armstrong’s name out of the news.
He’s due in court on March 17.
GOV. GREG ABBOTT continues his campaign
to be the most business-friendly/anti-tax governor
ever by announcing he will veto any budget that
does not include cuts or an end to the business
franchise tax. No word yet on how he proposes to
fill the financial hole that will be left behind.
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to offer more charter school and private voucher
options. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush
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E addressed parents, students, and teachers, vowing
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A RECESSION IS heading to Texas, analysts
warn. With oil prices cratering, and the rig count
dropping from 900 last year to 700, financial house
Moody predicts declines in oil, banking, and con¬
struction jobs, especially in Dallas and Houston.
IMMINENT DROUGHT RELIEF, courtesy of
the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas,
may not be so imminent. With $2 billion in its cof¬
fers, the new state fund has received $5.5 billion in
loan requests for local water infrastructure projects.
THE TEXAS MUSIC Office has a new boss:
Brendon Anthony, a founder of One Live Media
and former fiddle player for Pat Green, replaces
popular former Commissioner Casey Monahan, who
was unceremoniously fired when Abbott took office.
A GROUP OF drivers have filed lawsuits in San
Francisco federal court against Uber and Lyft that
argue they are misclassified as independent driv¬
ers and should instead be considered employees of
the companies. According to reports, the drivers
seek reimbursement for vehicle maintenance, insur¬
ance, and other operating costs.
The political honeymoon may not be
entirely over, but today (Feb. 5) the new
City Council is scheduled to address its
first truly contentious (and long-festering)
policy issue: Austin Fire Department hir¬
ing. The special-called
meeting has a few items,
but will centrally consider a
resolution proposed by
District 4 Council Member
Greg Casar that would with¬
draw the pending Request
for Proposals from vendors
for a hiring process, and
direct city management to
resume previously suspend¬
ed negotiations with the
Austin Firefighters
Associations. Under the resolution as
drafted, should those negotiations fail to
produce a process for a both highly quali¬
fied and racially diverse class of appli¬
cants, the city would return to its current
plan for its own process, under the consent
decree imposed last year by the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Since the consent decree, by definition,
is supposed to protect the
rights of minority applicants
- severely underrepresented
in the current AFD - it’s sig¬
nificant that Casar’s resolu¬
tion is co-sponsored by four
minority CMs: The others
are Ora Houston (Dl), Delia
Garza (D2), and Pio Renteria
(D3). Garza is also a former
firefighter, and argues that
while it’s right for the city to
be concerned about institu¬
tional racism, “If I thought, for any reason,
that [the proposal] was about keeping
minorities out, or women out, I would be
the first person to be against it. I know it’s
not about that.” She says firefighters are
particularly concerned about hiring not
only because of the difficulty and danger of
the job, but because at times they literally
live together. Beyond that, she says, “I
think it’s important for everyone to go back
to the table, and for the firefighters to feel
heard, and to feel part of the decision¬
making process.”
Brand New Council
Additional Council members have offered
to co-sponsor, and barring some surprise,
the proposal should pass easily. But there
has been steady resistance from city man¬
agement, which last year persuaded the
previous Council to reject even a one-week
delay in accepting the DOJ consent decree
(see “Point Austin: Fixing What Ain’t
Broke,” May 23, 2014). Last-ditch legal
memos have been flying that reportedly
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COUNCIL STILL LAYING GROUNDWORK, BUT COVERING LOTS OF GROUND
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suggest that withdrawing the RFP (even
temporarily) would violate the consent
decree. (Garza, an attorney, says she can
find no such provision in the decree.)
I asked former CM (and former AFA
president) Mike Martinez what had
changed since last May, when he and Chris
Riley were the sole votes briefly to delay
the decree. “It’s a brand new City Council.
... In the old Council, that specific vote, the
advice from the manager far outweighed
what the firefighters tried to tell us at the
time.” Martinez also credited the AFA with
spending time and energy educating the
incoming Council members on the history
and detail of the subject.
For his part, AFA President Bob Nicks
says he’s “exuberant” about the proposal.
“Council has done a really good job in
terms of appropriate roles for all the stake¬
holders, and making sure it’s not too
heavy-handed either way. It sets up an
environment in which we should be able to
negotiate, and we’re expecting a quick
negotiation - 60 days - in which we can
solve these issues that have taken so long
to solve.”
WORK IT OUT
Casar told me that his previous career at
Workers Defense Project addressed “the
intersection of racial justice and labor
rights ... specifically because immigrants
and other minorities were not being
included by the labor movement. I want to
give the AFA the opportunity to change
that, and I want the city to give them that
opportunity as well.” He argues that even¬
tually the city and the union will have to
bargain successfully, and the two sides
shouldn’t wait to make the attempt until
the consent decree expires. “This has
been an issue that’s been fraught for too
many years,” Casar said. “I want the par¬
ties to have one last chance to sit down
and try to work it out, with the baseline
that this City Council is going to be the
arbiter of whether or not the conversa¬
tions are had in good faith.”
There’s no guarantee that Justice will
sign off on the proposal - although it
should not interfere even with the timing
of new hires, anticipated for the fall.
There’s even less guarantee that the two
sides, after years of mutual mistrust and
impasse on this issue, won’t founder on the
same rocks. But after many failed attempts,
it was the union that devised a hiring pro¬
cess (in 2013) that resulted in the most
diverse class in department history. It
seems only rational to attempt to replicate
that success.
Writing to his colleagues, Casar summa¬
rized his purpose: “My intention with this
resolution is to create the conditions for a
successful bargaining process that will
result in more racial diversity, great new
firefighters, and the positive labor-man¬
agement relations that we need to move
forward.” Since all the parties insist they
share those laudable goals, the city should
indeed give the process one last shot. ■
The new 10-1 City Council this week con¬
tinues its ambitious Policy Workshop pro¬
gram: two-hour “Deep Dives” into some 24
policy topics - a crash course orientation for
the novice Council, so they have some idea
of some of the issues involved in areas where
they may not have prior experience. Today, for
example, before you read this, they’re already
in session, learning about Comprehensive
Planning and Imagine Austin.
The sessions will follow a uniform struc¬
ture: mayor and moderator Steve Adler’s
introduction, followed by five 10-minute pre¬
sentations from a city staffer giving an over¬
view, and four “community voices” on differ¬
ent topics, then a 45-minute panel discus¬
sion between those five and the Council, and
a 15-minute public comment period. It bears
watching, of course, just who it is who’s giv¬
ing Council all this free advice; and judging
from the first few sessions,
the selection of “community
voices” has been diverse and
well-informed.
Council has six such study
days planned over the next
four weeks: with three ses¬
sions a day (or two on
Thursdays when there’s a reg¬
ular meeting). Despite the
unique format, these are full-
on, official City Council meet¬
ings, subject to normal post¬
ing and notice regulations, and shown live on
ATXN, the city TV network, and streamed at
www.austintexas.gov. Here’s the (very tenta¬
tive) schedule:
Thursday, Feb. 5: Comprehensive Plan / Imagine Austin;
Housing (including land banking, bonds, Section 8
vouchers)
Monday, Feb. 9: Neighborhood Issues (including Code
Compliance, ADUs, short-term rentals, stealth dorms,
parking, etc.); Transportation and Mobility (including
Capital Metro); Water (supply and business model
over the next 10 to 20 years, etc.)
Thursday, Feb. 17: Watershed Protection, Environment
and Endangered Species; Parks and Open Space
Tuesday, Feb. 19: Factors Affecting the Cost of Living in
Austin (including utilities, child- and eldercare);
“Quality of Life” and “Silos vs. Shared Solutions”
Among District Communities; Education Support
Monday, Feb. 23: Infrastructure and Capital Planning;
CodeNEXT, Permitting; Innovation Zone
Monday, March 2: Resource Recovery; Economic Devel¬
opment (including incentives); Austin Energy (portfo¬
lio, business model over next 10 to 20 years, etc.)
Fri.-Sat., March 6-7: Potential Retreat Dates
Monday, March 23: Public Safety; Community Relations
With City Staff, Services and Officials; Resiliency
Monday, March 30: Healthcare and Delivery; Social
Services; Access for People With Disabilities
The Committee Game
City Council’s major action last week
involved finalizing the Council Committee
structure (at least for now, they stressed).
Of the originally proposed 13 committees,
they collapsed Audit and Finance back
down to one (as it is now),
punted Intergovernmental
Affairs to ad hoc status, and
combined Economic Devel¬
opment with Innovation &
Creative Industries. So
Mayor Adler now has 10 com¬
mittees to appoint; the intent
is that each CM will chair
one committee, vice-chair
another, and serve on one or
two others, in addition to
Austin Energy, on which they
all serve. The mayor’s office told me Wednes¬
day that they’re hoping to announce the
assignments Monday, in order to have them
on the agenda for next Thursday’s meeting.
I haven’t seen a betting line yet on who gets
what; but see a nifty chart of the options with
this story online, and make your guesses.
CodeNEXT Working Groups
Meanwhile, work continues apace on the
CodeNEXT process, designed to rewrite
Austin’s land development code. The Code
Advisory Group has set up three working
groups “to dig deeper into concepts directly
linked to the land development code revi¬
sion” - each is tasked with exploring a core
issue regarding the rewrite. Each group met
once in late January, and resumes this week.
All meetings are open to the public, with
opportunities for public comment, and are
held in Room 325 at One Texas Center, 505
Barton Springs Rd. Here’s the remaining
schedule; see more info at www.austintexas.
gov/department/codenext.
Code Issues for Affordability
Fri., Feb. 13; Mon., Feb. 23; Tue., March 3
Infill, Compatibility, and “Missing Middle” Housing
Fri., Feb. 6; Tue., Feb. 17; Thu., Feb. 26; Fri., March 6
Obstacles for Small Business
Mon., Feb. 9; Fri., Feb. 20; Mon., March 2; Mon., March 9
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Jobs First, Travis Co. Judge Sarah Eckhardt, COA’s
Kevin Johns, Workers Defense Project’s Emily Timm,
moderated by UT planning prof Dr. Michael Oden -
will discuss “ensuring that economic development sub¬
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RIPARIAN RESTORATION Plenty of opportunities
this month for “restoring natural vegetation along
Austin’s waterways [to] begin the process of healing
our urban streams and providing a greenbelt network
for wildlife and future generations.” More info at www.
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operate the Zilker Cafe (adjacent to the entrance to
Barton Springs Pool). Weigh in on menu options, ser¬
vices, and other considerations, through Feb. 11 at
www.speakupaustin.org. More info at www.austintexas.
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FRIDAY 2/06
CODENEXT: INFILL, COMPATIBILITY,
AND MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING This
working group will examine best practices, and
offer suggestions to the consulting team as it
works toward drafting a new land development
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#325. www.austintexas.gov/department/codenext.
THE PEOPLE SPEAK: BLACK RADICAL
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Calhoun 100. www.fb.com/events/1578415445736627.
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Presiding over Council Member Don Zim¬
merman’s swearing-in ceremony Saturday,
Jan. 31, Texas Supreme Court Justice
John Devine couldn’t resist a reference to
a lawsuit he faced as a district judge over
displaying the Ten Commandments in his
Houston courtroom a decade ago. “As a
small token to Don, to remind him of God
and his responsibility not just to you but a
higher power, a higher order, I wanted to
give him a copy of the Ten Commandments
that many years ago I had posted in my
courtroom and I got sued.” Devine paused
to great effect, letting the laughter echo
through the Hill Country Bible Church
auditorium. “I know that Don will have these
in his chambers, and it will remind him of
who he serves.”
Mayor Steve Adler gave his remarks next:
half dubiously emphatic endorsement of
Zimmerman and his tactics in the opening
weeks, and half Council progress report,
assuring District 6 residents and Boy Scout
Troop 234 that “we’re getting so much done.”
Midway through the mayor’s speech it became
clear what exactly was meant by this line on
the program: “Pet of the Month: Shelby-
Available for Adoption.” Heads in the last few
rows swiveled as a rotund pit bull, breathing
heavily, dragged its handler across the church
lobby, the dog blinded by a white cone on its
collar. (Zimmerman’s wife, Jennifer, was hop¬
ing to find a home for the shelter dog.)
After the swearing-in, Zimmerman transi¬
tioned to the next order of business: a
scheduled town hall regarding concerns
about the proposed Cardinal Point housing
development, which is one of several afford¬
able-housing projects run by local nonprofit
Foundation Communities. While the Coun¬
cil member confined his remarks to possible
traffic ramifications, River Place resident
John Harris took the
opportunity to share con¬
cerns that the project will
increase the incidence of
violent crime in the neigh¬
borhood. “The head of
Foundation Communities,
who makes $162,000 a
year and lives over in West
Lake, in which there are
none of his own develop¬
ments within five miles of
his own home, is choosing
to put this development in
our backyard - 30 sec¬
onds’ drive from the front
of our community,” Harris
fumed. “I just find it inter¬
esting, as caring as he is,
he doesn’t want this in his
own backyard.
“There is land available,”
he added, to guffaws. “I’ve
already found it for him,
and it’s actually less expen¬
sive than the one he’s try¬
ing to buy right now.”
Foundation Communities
Executive Director Walter
Moreau, when asked for
comment, said that there
are 290 low-wage jobs in
retail and food service
within walking distance of
the Cardinal Point site, but a lack of afford¬
able housing. “We’ve always believed Austin
is better if we can build affordable housing in
all parts of town, and it’s not segregated to
one area,” he said. “Each year, when we try
to find land, it’s a struggle to find the right
property at the right price at the right time.
I’ve looked for land in my neighborhood, and
have not been able to put it under contract.
“In most cases our properties are well-
maintained and beautiful, and very low-
crime,” Moreau added. “I
don’t know how you com¬
pare crime in an entire zip
code and then make that
the responsibility of our
apartment community.”
Zimmerman told the
Chronicle Tuesday evening
that frustration building
over subsidized housing
projects stems from the
additional traffic a high-
density development would
create in an already grid-
locked District 6. “So the
constituents are like, ‘Look,
we’ve got a traffic quag¬
mire here already. We were
demanding traffic conges¬
tion relief and instead the
city staff packs on the
agenda more dense subsi¬
dized housing projects,
which is only going to make
traffic worse,”’ he said,
adding he will be pulling $6
million worth of subsidized
projects in the upcoming
work session Feb. 10.
“We’re trying to figure out
how the whole subsidized
s housing process works. It
| turns out to be a very com¬
plex process, and I can tell
from asking questions around here that not
everybody understands how it works. So it’s
back to the thing that we’re being asked to
vote on a process that we don’t understand.
Follow the money.” - Nina Hernandez
COUNCIL: SOMETHING’S BURNING
The new City Council continues to take things slowly, still
working primarily on organizational matters, but events have
conspired for a special-called meeting today (Thursday, Feb.
5) with only a few matters of business, a briefing on
land use and housing issues, and consideration
of a resolution to address, once again, Austin
Fire Department hiring matters. The city is
currently operating under a consent decree
from the U.S. Department of Justice,
mandating a hiring process (not yet
installed) intended to increase AFD
minority hiring - but the previous
Council was split on a response to that
decree, and the current Council (sever¬
al of whom were elected with support
from the Austin Firefighters
Association) has received an immersion
in city hiring policy as well as a pointed
rejoinder from AFA President Bob Nicks. The
city and the AFA are officially at an “impasse’
in contract negotiations, and management is reluc¬
tant to reopen talks - indeed, city attorneys reportedly
suggested to Council last week that doing so would violate
the DOJ decree.
Linder a resolution authored by District 4 Council Member
Greg Casar, and co-sponsored by CMs Ora Houston (Dl),
Delia Garza (D2), and Pio Renteria (D3), Council would
direct staff to re-enter negotiations on the hiring
issue, with the mutual goals of increasing AFD
diversity and maintaining high standards.
That would require a withdrawal of the
pending Request for Proposals from
vendors to manage the process - man¬
agement and union disagree on wheth¬
er pulling the RFP will result in unac¬
ceptable delay of a cadet class
expected to be enrolled in the fall.
Explaining his proposal on the
Council message board, Casar said
the city and the union will inevitably
have to work together in the future -
“for a successful bargaining process that
will result in more racial diversity, great
new firefighters, and the positive labor-man¬
agement relations that we need to move for¬
ward” - so they might as well begin now. With a couple
of additional co-sponsors already offered, Casar appears to
have at least a majority - whether management (and the
DOJ) will be willing to sign off on the negotiating detour is
another matter. (See “Point Austin,” p.10.)
Beyond the AFD question, how long this particular four-
item-agenda meeting will last is anybody’s guess. The poli¬
cy Deep Dives are finally supposed to begin - earlier ver¬
sions were apparently only doggie-paddling - with a two-hour
session on the comprehensive plan in the morning, and two
hours more on housing in the afternoon. In addition to the
AFD resolution and ratification of appointments (including
both commissions and Council subcommittees), there’s an
executive session discussion of personnel policy on Council
appointments. Time may fly.
In case you’re wondering, the draft Feb. 12 agenda is at
82 Items and counting - pending Items from Council still
to come.
Riding the Rap: Fresh from his revelation that defeated
District 3 Council candidate Susana Almanza had donated
$10,000 from her remaining Fair Campaign funds to
PODER, which pays her salary (she subsequently repaid the
money to the city but refused to answer reporters’ ques¬
tions), the Austin Bulldog’s Ken Martin has reported that D6
CM Don Zimmerman paid his wife $2,000 for campaign
work (which may violate state law), and that D9 CM Kathie
Tovo paid $82.50 in campaign funds to an employee of her
husband’s architecture firm (which is probably okay).
- Michael King
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Guns, Islamophobia, & Budget Cuts
GUN CRAZY ...LIKE A FOX?
Schizophrenic messages are coming out of
the Legislature about open carry. Lt. Gov.
Dan Patrick has sent two pieces of legisla¬
tion to the State Affairs committee.
Senate Bill 342 by Sen. Don Huffines,
R-Dallas, would allow so-called “constitu¬
tional carry,” making it legal for anyone to
openly carry a firearm, while Sen. Craig
Estes, R-Wichita Falls, proposes using the
same kind of infamously weak background
checks applied to concealed-carry licenses.
This all came after Patrick, who previously
said the issue was not a priority (i.e. he
didn’t have the votes), met with Open Carry
Tarrant County - the
same group that cut a
menacing scene in the
office of Rep. Poncho
Nevarez, D-Eagle Pass,
causing even pro-open
carry reps to sport “I’m
Poncho” stickers in sup¬
port. Patrick is far more
bullish now that he may
have the necessary
votes to get SB 11,
legalizing campus
carry, out of the upper chamber. However, UT
System Chancellor William McRaven (the
former admiral responsible for the mission to
kill Osama bin Laden) immediately sent an
open letter saying the measure would not
make students safer. Coda: State Affairs is
headed by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston,
the sole GOP senator not to voice full-throat¬
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LINES
Gun rights
activists
rally at the
Capitol.
ISLAMOPHOBIA: ALIVE AND WELL
Last week saw the seventh Texas Muslim
Capitol Day at the Legislature. During a
polite presentation by Muslim speakers on
the South steps, notorious fundamentalist
crank Christine Weick grabbed the mic and
declared, “Islam will never dominate the
United States.” Weick, a veritable one-woman
Westboro Baptist Church, was kicked out of
BUDGET BREAKDOWN
the National Cathedral in Washington last
November for similarly interrupting a Muslim
service. Not to be outdone by protesters out¬
side, Rep. Molly White, R-Belton,
announced that she had left a miniature
Israeli flag at her office’s front desk, and
instructed her staff to ask “representatives
from the Muslim community to renounce
Islamic terrorist groups and publicly
announce allegiance to America and our
laws.” Filling out the trifecta, Rep. Dan
Flynn, R-Van, has filed HB 670, the perennial
“no Sharia law here” legislation.
PLEASE SIR, CAN WE KEEP SOME MORE?
On Feb. 2, over pizza and soda in the
Mathews Elementary library, AISD’s admin¬
istration laid out its legislative priorities to the
media. Predictably, it all came back to money:
Under the current school finance system,
AISD contributes a big slice of its property
taxes to state coffers, because it is classified
as “property-rich.” In 2014, it sent $128 mil¬
lion - almost double what the next biggest
contributor, Highland Park ISD, sends -
though that upscale Dallas suburb doesn’t
have a fraction of the number of bilingual
(AISD, 28%; Highland Park, 0.7%) or economi¬
cally disadvantaged (63% to 0%) students
AISD has. Knowing that a full-scale overhaul
of the system is not imminent, the AISD
board previously adopted positions of support
for tweaks, such as cost-of-living and compen¬
satory-education weightings in the funding for¬
mulas that haven’t been corrected in
decades. They also hope the state will allow
them to credit Social Security and transporta¬
tion costs against their recapture payments.
SEXIST AGENDA
When lawmakers receive warnings about
sleeping with the enemy, it’s normally a
euphemism. Not so the dire protestations of
Weston Hicks, a contributor to right-wing
Texas blog AgendaWise. In a recent posting,
he warned that legislators and “the oxen they
hire” (better known as staffers) best beware
of “actual political whores” (better known as
female journalists and lobbyists). He went on
to extol them against going “to slaughter
behind a media or lobby concubine,” citing the
downfall of General David Petraeus after
sleeping with his biographer. The Texas
House Republican Caucus quickly con¬
demned these comments, describing them as
“extraordinarily offensive to the many hard¬
working women who have made great careers
in these professional industries.”
SHORT LINES... Watch out for rattlesnakes:
Feb. 2 was the traditional biennial appearance
courtesy of the Sweetwater Jaycees and
their slithering friends, publicizing the 57th
annual Rattlesnake Roundup. One handler
was bitten, but it was only a minor injury... A
bigger sales tax holiday? Two Houstonians,
Democrat Sen. Rodney Ellis and Republican
Rep. Dwayne Bohac, have filed companion
bills, SB 426 and HB 1087, increasing the
purchase limit on the annual event to $200,
and adding e-readers, tablets, and computers
to the list of eligible items... Gov. Greg Abbott
has announced that Brendon Anthony,
founder of ticket and fan services company
One Live Media, will be the new head of the
Texas Music Office, replacing popular former
Director Casey Monahan, who was fired earli¬
er this year. Anthony is also the former fiddle
player for Pat Green, who, by sheer coinci¬
dence, played at Abbott’s inauguration cele¬
brations. - Richard Whittaker
In 2013, Sen. Kirk Watson warned that Texas’ austerity
budgets should not become the new normal. The first drafts
of the 2015-16 spending plans from the House and Senate
could leave the Austin Democrat disappointed. With trivial
Total Proposed Budget
House: $202 billion (+0.2 from 2014-15 budget)
Senate: $205 billion (+1.5 from 2014-15 budget)
Both chambers propose a slight increase in their
baseline budgets, and both depend on General Revenue
funds to pay for it. In fact, General Revenue fills some big
holes, since both draft budgets forecast a decline in both
Dedicated General Revenue and Federal funds, and less
gas-tax revenue is diverted from the transportation bud¬
get to other agencies.
Article I - General Government
House: $4.9 billion (-6.8%)
Senate: $4.8 billion (-7.7%)
Both chambers propose dramatic cuts to govern¬
ment operations, mostly explained by old programs
and grants ending, or old bonds being paid off. There
could be dramatic cuts to the Texas Moving Image
Industry Incentive Program and reforms to the Texas
Enterprise Fund. And Gov. Greg Abbott has called to
terminate the scandal-wracked Texas Emerging
Technology Fund altogether.
overall increases in both versions, and internal cuts to
many agencies, the conservative agenda trumps all. In an
ominous burst of symbolism, Senate Finance committee
Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, has broken with tradi¬
tion that the upper chamber’s version be filed as Senate
Bill 1: Instead, she’s reserving that for tax cut measures.
Equally, Speaker Joe Straus says that House Bill 1 shows
“a commitment to fiscal discipline.”
VIII - Regulatory
House: $920 million (-18.3%)
Senate: $900 million (-20.1%)
Massive cuts for the Public Utility
Commission, while Senators zero out
funding for the Texas Racing
Commission, seemingly as punish¬
ment for the commissioners’ decision
to allow “historic gambling” - betting
on races that have already happened
- in spite of Senate instruction.
IX - General Provisions
House: $1.7 million (N/A)
Senate: $1.7 million (N/A)
Consider Article IX a holding pat¬
tern for employee positions that will
be moved into other articles later.
X - The Legislature
House: $382 million (+2.1%)
Senate: $382 million (+2.1%)
Well, at least one agency’s spend¬
ing is tracking inflation.
- Richard Whittaker
II - Health and Human Services
House: $76 billion (+1.7%)
Senate: $75 billion (+0.5)
The headline numbers seem static, but there are
massive shifts in revenue sources, as both drafts
struggle with Medicaid shortfalls, and children
shifting from CHIP to Medicaid. The Department of
Aging and Disability Services takes a staggering
28.3% budget cut, as the state gets out of the resi¬
dential-care business, and the Senate plan restruc¬
tures the funding stream for the Breast and
Cervical Cancer Screening Program in a way that
further constricts funding for Planned Parenthood.
III - Education
House: $76 billion (+3.3%)
Senate: $77 billion (+4.7%)
The upper chamber proposes a $3.2 billion
(5.8%) boost for public education, and only 1.5%
for higher ed - a bad sign for calls for tuition re¬
regulation. The House wants a slightly more gener¬
ous $396 million (2.1%) more for colleges, but is
seemingly more miserly with grade schools, with
only $2 billion (3.7%) extra to track growth.
IV- Judiciary
House: $762 million (-0.3%)
Senate: $753 million (-1.4%)
Big cuts for the Texas
Indigent Defense Commission,
whose 2014-15 boost becomes
a one-off deal. Continuing the
pattern of vindictiveness over
the prosecution of Gov. Rick
Perry, the Senate also proposes
cutting all cash for the Public
Integrity Unit.
V- Public Safety and
Criminal Justice
House: $11 billion (-3.3%)
Senate: $12 billion (+0.3%)
Another restructuring: The
push to end diversions means
that the billions in gas revenue
that funded DPS operations
now go into transportation,
and that means more demand
on general revenue.
VI - Natural Resources
House: $4 billion (-42.8%)
Senate: $4 billion (-42.2%)
The end of one-time payments to
the General Land Office and the
State Water Implementation Fund
for Texas account for most of this
dramatic drop, but key regulators
like the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality are still
laughably underfunded.
VII - Business and Economic
Development
House: $28 billion (+2.1%)
Senate: $30 billion (+9.9%)
Big boosts to the Department of
Transportation, due to the end of
diversions. The two drafts differ radi¬
cally over Senate plans to transfer
some Department of Assistive and
Rehabilitative Services programs to
the Texas Workforce Commission.
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House Bill 868
Filed: Jan. 22,2015
Author: Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van
In 2013, Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, authored HB1009.
Euphemistically titled the Protection of Texas Children Act, it
allowed school districts to pick a staff member to become an
armed school marshal. Villalba used the Sandy Hook massacre
- in which 20 students and six staff members were murdered in
a Connecticut grade school - as political cover. It’s hard to won¬
der what justification will be given to the Teacher’s Protection
Act, which, if passed, will give teachers both criminal and civil
immunity for killing anyone they perceive as being a threat to
themselves or students. It gets better. This bill will even provide
a legal defense for killing someone - and that includes students
- to protect “property of the school.” Currently, Texas educators
are allowed to use only nonlethal force to keep the blackboard
eraser safe. Thank goodness Flynn wants to get rid of what is
clearly an anti-Second Amendment loophole.
- Richard Whittaker
Professor Dumpster in his element
PROFESSOR
DUMPSTER
MOVES OUT...
AND ON
Has it really been a year
already? Apparently so, says
Huston-Tillotson University
College Dean Jeff Wilson,
who on Tuesday night con¬
cluded his year-in-residence
in Austin’s most esteemed
trash can. During the depths
of last winter’s cold spell, the
biology professor moved into
a Dumpster on the west side
of HT’s campus with little
more than a sleeping bag
and an iPhone for comfort. As an experiment
in “less is more” living, the Dumpster
Project was intended to test the limits of
both sustainable design and sanity. In regard
to the latter, says Wilson, “I’m way happier
than before I moved into the Dumpster.”
It turns out that a 6-by-6-foot metal box
makes an adequate cave for reading, nap¬
ping, or getting away from it all. At the same
time, says Wilson, “you’re just kind of forced
to engage more, and I think that’s a big part
of why I’m happier.” He notes that the low
rent and “minute-and-a-half” commute to the
office don’t hurt either.
“We didn’t make it to that sort of uber-
Dumpster that we wanted,” says Wilson.
“One of the lessons learned is that it’s pretty
damn hard to renovate your house when
you’re living in it.” A composting toilet, pop-up
balcony, and other experimental design ele¬
ments went unrealized. Still, the project team
planted gardens, installed data monitoring
equipment, and got an air-conditioning unit
(more important than a bathroom, discovered
Wilson). Other additions are forthcoming as
part of student-driven Brainstorm for the
Box design challenges.
Wilson gave the Dumpster a fresh coat of
paint last week in anticipation of its next
guest, Blackshear Elementary School
Principal Betty Jenkins, who planned to stay
overnight Wednesday to kick off the Dump¬
ster Project “Home” School residency pro¬
gram. Other resident teachers will follow
(students can nominate a teacher at www.
dumpsterproject.org/homeschool). All will
return to the classroom with a Dumpster 101
curriculum developed in partnership with
EcoRise and Blackshear, and piloted by the
roughly 1,000 K-12 students who visited the
Dumpster over the last year.
Wilson, meanwhile, is postponing a return
to normalcy. Instead, he’ll be spending 99
nights in different homes around town (e.g.,
mansion, high-rise condo, nursing home,
under a bridge), all documented and photo¬
graphed by his partner, writer Clara Benson,
and photographer Sarah Natsumi Moore.
“There’s such a real housing crisis in
Austin,” says Wilson. “This doesn’t go direct¬
ly to the heart of that, but it sort of dances
around it a bit.” He hopes to explore the
meaning of home and to “gather a little bit
of data” along the way. “It would’ve been a
pretty big culture shock to move back into a
real house,” he says. “I’ve got to kind of
transition.” - Nora Ankrum
Visit www.99nightsatx.com to follow Wilson’s
couch-surfing journey or to nominate a home
where he should stay.
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Immigrant rights advocates are keeping
a wary eye on the Legislature - where con¬
servative lawmakers have filed a slew of
bills designed to block protections for the
undocumented population - while hoping
the business community steps up to rein in
heightened anti-immigration fervor.
Legislators have already filed more than
a dozen immigration-related bills, most
seeking to block the ease with which immi¬
grants are able to go about the more mun¬
dane aspects of living - covering the gamut
of everyday life, from holding down a job to
going to school - that the rest of us take for
granted.
There’s HB 88, filed by Rep. James
White, R-Tyler, and HB 183, by Rep. Tony ^
Dale, R-Cedar Park, which would require =
state contractors to use E-Verify, a federal g
electronic employment verification system, |
to weed out the undocumented from the q
workforce. HB 360, filed by Rep. Mark |
Keough, R-The Woodlands, would disallow
in-state tuition for undocumented Texas
residents. HB 592, filed by Rep. Matt
Krause, R-Fort Worth, would require law
enforcement agencies to take on the duty of
determining the immigration status of any¬
one arrested, and placing immigration
detainers on those who turn out to be
undocumented. But one concurrent resolu¬
tion - SCR 1, filed by Sen. Brandon
Creighton, R-The Woodlands - goes for
broke in claiming state sovereignty under
the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitu¬
tion, “... serving notice to the federal gov¬
ernment to halt and reverse certain man¬
dates, and providing that certain federal
legislation be prohibited or repealed” - a
clear reference to President Obama’s
recent executive action on immigration,
which would shield some 5 million immi¬
grants from deportation.
Lege Targets the Undocumented
BILLS WOULD RESTRICT ACCESS TO WORK, EDUCATION, ETC.
“Every year, there seem to be some anti¬
immigration bills filed, but it seems now to
be a priority,” said Emily Timm of the
Workers Defense Project. “We’re definitely
concerned.”
Founded in 2002, the WDP has had its
share of skirmishes on past immigration
fights. But what’s different this year - and
what worries Timm the most - is the stri¬
dent tone of the proposed anti-immigration
bills. Obama’s executive action seems to
have strengthened the opposition’s resolve.
Prominent Republicans who ran their cam¬
paigns on anti-immigrant rhetoric not only
seek to cash in political capital, but are also
united by a common anti-Obama rallying
cry. “It seems to be a priority to crack down
on border security and place an emphasis
on anti-immigration matters,” Timm said.
“It’s sort of the backdrop of the issues they
ran on, and they’re not favor¬
able to immigrants living
and working in Texas.”
Particularly worrisome for
immigrant advocates is the
Senate setting aside the two-
thirds rule in favor of a three-fifths version
in the passage of bills. For decades, the two-
thirds rule has required a supermajority of
the Senate - 21 of the 31 senators - to agree
on a bill before bringing it to the floor, a
provision designed to protect minority
interests. Ending a 60-year tradition, the
safeguard was banished this year in favor of
the three-fifths version. “They’ve adopted a
three-fifths rule more similar to the nation¬
al Congress,” Timm noted. “This may make
bills more likely to pass.”
Bill Beardall, executive director of the
Equal Justice Center and a UT Law profes¬
sor, said the majority of the bills filed are an
effort to appease constituents. “Here’s what
happens: Most of those bills will not get
serious consideration. Most of those bills
are theatre for their constituent base that
elected them on a platform of immigrant
prejudice. Which are those that might get
traction? It’s hard to tell yet, but the ones
likely to get more traction are the ones
seeking to repeal in-state tuition and bar
student aid to DREAMers,” he said.
“Every session of the Legislature, for the
past two decades at least, has started with a
slew of anti-immigration measures - many
of them harsh and strident,” he went on.
“Many of those efforts have been turned
back, but mostly through the extraordinary
efforts by a coalition of immigrant rights
advocates working with
allies in the faith communi¬
ty, business community, and
the labor movement.”
Given the current dynam¬
ics, HB 592 - which would in
effect resurrect the Secure
Communities initiative sus¬
pended as part of Obama’s
executive action - may make
some headway. Beardall
hopes to see a repeat from
2011 on that front, when
then-Governor Rick Perry
was unsuccessful in promot¬
ing a bill that would have
prohibited cities from
becoming sanctuaries for immigrants, and
instead required local police officers to
enforce immigration laws. “That effort
might’ve reached its high-water mark in
2011,” Beardall said. “But that zombie might
come back from the grave.”
Kayvon Sabourian, an attorney for EJC,
is keeping an eye on legislative agendas as
well. “This animus they have against our
immigrants is to score political points,” he
said. “Clearly, the statements that some
elected officials make on the campaign trail
are meant more to get them into the paper
[as] someone who’s tough on immigration.”
GABC PICTURES BLACK AUSTIN
When first asked to consider the top job at the Capital City
African-American Chamber of Commerce, Natalie Cofield
wasn’t interested. “I didn’t want to move to Texas,” recalls
Cofield, who has now been president of the chamber - today
called the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce -
for three and a half years. “It was no disrespect, but you
know, I’m a New York woman,” she says. “It’s kind of a hard
sell sometimes for Northeasterners.”
At age 29, having been declared a “Top 30 Under 30” by
Ebony magazine and a “Top 40 Under 40” by her alma mater,
the Howard University Business School graduate was not
hard up for a job, much less did she feel compelled to restart
her life in an unfamiliar place in the South. But then she found
out about Austin. “Austin is Silicon Hills, what? Facebook is
there? I had no idea about any of this stuff,” she says.
With more than 100 people moving here each day, Cofield
wasn’t the first young professional lured by Austin’s charm.
Yet, while following one demographic trend, Cofield was buck¬
ing another, as an African-American moving to the city rather
than away from it. As has been
much publicized recently, Austin is
the only city of its size to be losing
black residents even while its overall
population balloons. Not only are
longtime black residents getting
priced out of Austin’s prosperity, but
African-Americans in general are
increasingly absent from the broader
cultural narrative of what Austin is
as a community. Cofield hopes to help change that narrative.
“East Austin was a geographical hub of what would be con¬
sidered quote ‘blackness,’” she says. “Well, East Austin has
significantly changed, and how do you still fill the sense of
community for people who don’t have a geographical base of
what that means historically?” GABC’s answer to that question
is #iamblackaustin, a social media campaign and portrait
series showcasing a diversity of black Austinites - from skate¬
boarders and hipsters, to East Austin retirees, West Lake fami¬
lies, tech entrepreneurs, doctors, pastors, and more. “It’s
important for people to see the multidimensionality,” says
Cofield. “And then for that community itself to see that, too.”
The campaign’s first portrait
series features figures both well
known (City Manager Marc Ott)
and lesser known (“kidpreneur”
Mikaila Ulmer of BeeSweet
Lemonade). Many share their
thoughts on Austin. Some describe
their love of Austin’s trails, food
trucks, and music. Others share
their concerns. Spoken word artist
Ebony Stewart writes, “In Austin, I can go a whole day
without seeing another black person.”
Cofield hopes the campaign helps rebuild a sense of
community. “Communities are collections of people with
similar interests and objectives and goals, and they can
form in the ether or in person,” she says. If you follow the
hashtag or visit the site, “You’ll see black people are in this
city - even though you may be the only black person you
ever saw all day.” - Nora Ankrum
Portraits are on display online
(www.iamblackaustin.org) and will be shown
at the Dedrick-Hamilton House, 912 E. 11th St., starting Feb. 16.
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Ultimately, he and Timm both hope the
specter of economic problems that some of
the bills might cause would prompt even the
most anti-immigrant lawmakers to recon¬
sider. “We do have a shared prosperity,”
Sabourian said. “Our economy in the state is
dependent on immigrants being assimilated
into society. That’s one of the reasons behind
President Obama’s executive action. Once
the economic factors are considered, some of
the more extreme bills will be adjusted.”
Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, worries
that much of the current legislation could
undermine his championing of the Defer¬
red Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),
a temporary protection from deportation
which also provides access to work permits.
DACA is intended to help undocumented
immigrants who arrived as children. “I
have filed a House concurrent resolution to
affirm the Texas DREAM Act,” he said in a
recent telephone interview.
But he, too, believes the business sector
in Texas, which both depends on a robust
immigrant workforce and donates gener¬
ously to political campaigns, might urge
lawmakers to reconsider. “We know we
need a well-educated workforce in order
to continue economic prosperity,” Anchia
said. “It stands to reason we’d continue to
invest so we can have a highly educated
human capital. This is the very reason
Bill Hammond, [CEO] of the largest and
most conservative business association
[Texas Association of Business], joined us
at the press conference to affirm the
DREAM Act.”
“There’s a real economic reason not to
crack down on part of our workforce,”
Timm said. “When you have sectors in the
Texas economy - construction, retail, hospi¬
tality - that rely heavily on an immigrant
workforce, these bills are not good for busi¬
ness.” - Tony Cantu
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A Kinder, Gentler SXSW?
CITY TO TIGHTEN “TEMPORARY” PERMITS
Five weeks from today, the city will
assume the unenviable task of wrangling
and perhaps - at least moderately - shrink¬
ing the events surrounding South by
Southwest in hopes of increasing city safe¬
ty and, as the city’s Music Program Manager
Don Pitts puts it, “getting things back to
being about music discovery.”
Pitts first publicly addressed the chal¬
lenge last May, when Austin Center for
Events (ACE) staff gathered in the Conven¬
tion Center to detail conclusions wrought
from a citizen survey taking stock of
March’s mayhem. “We’re all going to get
Webster’s Dictionaries and look up the defi¬
nition of the word ‘No,’” he said then. More
simply: The days of loose restrictions for
the issuance of temporary event permits -
permits distributed for events that take
place during the weeks of SXSW in venues
that don’t regularly host parties or perfor¬
mances - are over.
Recent news from ACE indicates that the
city plans on saying “no” to 35 more pro¬
posed temporary events than it had in previ¬
ous years of operation. In conversations this
week, Pitts said ACE Corporate Special
Events Program Manager Bill Manno hopes
to cut the total amount of temporary events
(including those put on by SXSW itself)
from 140 down to 105 - though “it also
depends on the specifics of each applica¬
tion.” Presumably, he’d be more amenable
to making Temporary Event No. 106 an ele¬
mentary school’s bake sale than he would
another giant Doritos vending machine
filled with some of history’s hottest rappers.
Pitts added: “If you’re looking at what part
of the crowd coming down here that we’re
trying to address, it’s the people who are com¬
ing here for the free events and free alcohol.”
To that end, ACE announced that it
would reinstate standard every-day-of-the-
year amplified-sound restrictions for out¬
door events as well as temporary ones: a
10:30pm curfew Sunday through Wednes¬
day, 11pm on Thursday, and midnight on
Friday and Saturday. Exemptions to extend
curfews until 2am remain available for
events in brick-and-mortar venues - unless
that venue sits within 600 feet of a residen¬
tial property; then it’s 8pm on weeknights
and 10pm on the weekend. (The Scoot Inn
on East Fourth, which falls in that last cat¬
egory, has a neighborhood agreement that
allows for later curfews.)
“We’ve been very conscious of not want¬
ing to over-cut, or overreact,” said Pitts.
“We just can’t keep the same business
model we’ve held for SXSW through
the years. We have to compensate for
the changes.”
SXSW Managing Director Roland Swen¬
son wrote via email that the company had
no hand in “this specific decision.” He
added that he hopes a lower cap on the
number of temporary permits “will incen-
tivize well-planned events and allow for
better planning and use of resources by the
city and event producers.”
While ACE was working to figure out how
best to the facilitate the issuance of tempo¬
rary event permits, the Austin Police
Department tried to determine the best
way to make the circus safer. And while
ACE and the Music Office’s efforts have
been largely to dissuade what many call the
“spring break crowd” (those only in town
for the party) from showing up, APD has
gone about its planning for the festival
under the presumption that 2015’s edition
will be bigger than ever.
Speaking last month at a meeting of the
Public Safety Commission, Asst. Chief
Jason Dusterhoft revealed that APD plans
on increasing the amount of squad cars
and officers deployed throughout
Downtown: an increase of at least 60 more
officers during “key hours” - 2pm through
2am - Sunday through
Thursday, and 120
additional officers all
day Friday and
Saturday (with half
responding to 911 calls
and the other half han¬
dling various duties
relating to code
enforcement). APD
will also pull “any¬
where from 67 units to
87 units” and reassign
them Downtown,
mostly to serve as bar¬
ricade reinforcements
along Red River and
Sixth Street, where
police await the even¬
tual installation of
retractable bollards.
“We only have 25
marked overtime
patrol units, so what
we’ll probably end up
doing is taking resourc¬
es from other areas,”
said Dusterhoft. “This is going to probably
include patrol, where we might look at dou¬
bling up officers [in various neighborhoods
where squad cars have been extracted].”
Dusterhoft assured the PSC the change in
staffing won’t lead to safety issues in sur¬
rounding neighborhoods, “but we’re going
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Yet, America’s corporate and political lead¬
ers have intentionally been shoveling wealth
into an ever-bigger pile for those at the top.
They’ve gotten away with this by lying to the
great majority, which has seen its share of
America’s prosperity steadily disappear. Yes,
they’ve told us, the rich are getting richer, but
that’s just the natural workings of the new
global economy, in which financial elites are
rewarded for their exceptional talents, innova¬
tion, and bold risk-taking.
Horse dooties. The massive redistribution
of America’s wealth from the many to the few
is happening because the rich and their polit¬
ical puppets have rigged the system. Years of
subsidized offshoring and downsizing, gutting
labor rights, monkeywrenching the tax code,
legalizing financial finagling, dismantling
social programs, increasing the political
to try to deal with things with the resources
that we have.”
Dusterhoft said APD plans to use a spe¬
cial response team of 120 officers “who are
trained in crowd control” to help ward off
any street fighting, and is hoping the instal¬
lation of 45 new high-powered LED lights
on Sixth Street (as well
as the repositioning of
some of APD’s 41
mobile HALO - High
Activity Location
Observation - camer¬
as) will help further
discourage violence.
He added that a traffic
plan is not yet finalized
- the Transportation
Department has yet to
receive SXSW’s pro¬
posal - but that APD
intends to deploy a
quick-response force
“staged in certain key
locations” to facilitate a
steady flow.
Such precautionary
measures will be nec¬
essary this year, as it’s
quite possible the
Music Office’s efforts
to curtail SXSW’s
expansion won’t actu¬
ally bear fruit until
2016. The spring break crowd doesn’t come
for one specific event so much as for SXSW
as a concept. If bands are playing some¬
where, people will post everywhere. This
year will be all about showing them - polite¬
ly - they’re not as welcome as they have
been in the past. - Chase Hoffberger
dominance of corporate cash - these and
other self-serving acts of the moneyed pow¬
ers have created the conveyor belt that’s
moving our wealth from the grassroots to
the penthouses.
Not since the Gilded Age, which preceded
and precipitated the Great Depression, have
so few amassed so much of our nation’s
riches. Having learned nothing from 1929’s
devastating crash, nor from their own bank
failures in 2008 that crushed our economy,
the wealthiest of the wealthy fully intend
to keep taking more for themselves at
our expense.
Now, however, the people are onto their
lies. Polls show that two-thirds of Americans
support increased taxes on millionaires, an
end to corporate tax subsidies, and policies
to more evenly distribute the wealth we all
help create. This rising egalitarianism shows
the true American character, and it’s chang¬
ing our politics - for the better.
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MUSIC OFFICE
• 25% reduction in temporary event permits
• Reinforcing standard curfew hours:
10:30pm, Sun.-Wed.; 11pm,
Thu.; 12mid, Fri.-Sat.
• 2am curfews available only to brick-and-
mortar venues applying for a permit
AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT
• Increased staffing during key hours
• Implementation of special response team
trained to handle crowd control
• Additional enforcement team deployed
solely for code enforcement
• 67-87 marked squad cars stationed with
lights on at all barricaded intersections
• Installation of new LED lights on
Sixth Street from 1-35 to Brazos
• Increased mobility of HALO cameras
throughout Downtown area
• Closing of 1-35 access ramps at
certain key locations
THE HIGHTOWER REPORT Slower
Shoveling America’s wealth to the top
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Unpermitted MLK Billboard Removed by Owner
Rumors last Thursday that vandals had
taken a blow-torch to an East Austin bill¬
board displaying two images of (and quotes
from) Martin Luther King Jr. were ended
Friday afternoon when the Chronicle learned
that the billboard - cut down by its owners
- was actually removed at the behest of
the city.
Calls made to Dinosaur Outdoor Bill¬
boards that afternoon confirmed that code
compliance was the issue. But company
manager David Watson refused to acknowl¬
edge which city ordinance Dinosaur Outdoor
had in fact violated, saying only that city
workers “found one paragraph” in the bill¬
board’s contract agreement that wasn’t in
accord with city regulations. (Also on Friday,
Watson had identified himself to the Chron¬
icle only as “Joe.”)
On Tuesday, COA Code Compliance
spokesperson Alana Reed explained that
the billboard (which stood on an unoccu¬
pied plot of land along Martin Luther King
Jr. Boulevard that’s currently owned by a
private trust called MLK 969 Revocable
Living Trust) violated city code in that it
wasn’t actually permitted through the city.
In 2008, City Council passed an ordi¬
nance requiring sign owners, rather than
property owners, to register their bill¬
boards. Dinosaur once held a permit (origi¬
nally issued on March 8, 2008) but it
expired Dec. 31, 2010.
Reed couldn’t say why it had taken more
than four years for the city to notice the bill¬
board’s non-permitted existence after its expi¬
ration date, or why Dinosaur was able to
obtain a billboard permit 23 years after the
city passed an ordinance preventing new bill¬
boards within corporate limits, or when exact¬
ly the billboard was erected.
Reed said a municipal judge summoned
Watson to a jury trial set for Tuesday, Feb. 3,
but that the case was ultimately dismissed,
as Watson had already ordered the billboard
to be cut down at its base.
Watson refused comment to the Chronicle
Tuesday, and specifically declined an invitation
to respond to the city’s belief that he took the
billboard down on Jan. 19 - Martin Luther
King Jr. Day - “to make a statement.”
“I really don’t have anything to say about
what they said,” said Watson.
For now, the structure (which still bears
one of Dr. King’s two quotes and portraits)
remains on the ground, in the plot of land
just east of Springdale Road. Watson said
last Friday that he tried to get a crane out to
the site that morning for removal but the
ground was too wet for the crane to anchor
itself. Tuesday’s steady showers will likely fur¬
ther delay that process. - Chase Hoffberger
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Death Waits for No Plan
Nevertheless ... city drafts a long-range vision for its five cemeteries
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Two of the first men buried in an Austin
cemetery - or so the story goes - were killed
by Comanche warriors while hunting bear
in the part of the local forest that would
eventually become Zilker Park. There’s a
limestone obelisk in Oakwood Cemetery,
bought by the daughter of John R. Black, to
memorialize her father and his friend
George M. Dolson.
Currently, you have to hunt the entire
40-acre cemetery to find it. Maybe you
could find a staff member of the Parks and
Recreation Department, or a volunteer from
Save Austin’s Cemeteries, to point you in
the right direction. But in the future, it
should get a lot easier to find the Dolson-
Black grave, or any other local monument.
The city has just completed a 542-page mas¬
ter plan, describing in detail every aspect of
Austin’s five municipal graveyards. Project
Coordinator & Cultural Resource Specialist
Kim McKnight called it “a plan of the most
sweeping scale” - one that does not simply
catalog and map the cemeteries, but sug¬
gests ways to make them a real cultural
asset to the city, through education and
events. McKnight said, “You can’t get the
120 people moving to Austin every day to
care about this place, unless you’re doing
regular programming and tours.”
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
Just inside the gates of Oakwood, by the
old chapel, McKnight cheerfully waves me
over. She has become a major part of the
public face of the master plan program, and
the cemeteries have become her outdoor
offices. Nearby, part of the 22-member cem¬
etery management and maintenance team
is packing up after a morning of cleaning
and mowing. She chats with them about
what her office has planned - not least, new
bathrooms for staff - and they pick her
brain about the cemetery’s age and history.
She laughs, telling them that they probably
know the grounds better than her by now.
“Y’all see all the people who’s buried here,”
she tells them, before opening up the back
door to the chapel.
Inside, the chapel is clearly in need of
renovation. McKnight apologizes, as though
it’s a messy office desk, yet it’s really an
architectural historian’s dream. A rare
example of early 20th century Gothic reviv¬
al in Austin, in one corner there’s a stack of
iron fencing from around individual graves,
taken up to protect them from vandals and
scrap-metal thieves. A pair of rough-hewn
wooden tombstones from the 1910s have
miraculously survived the Texas weather,
and are stored here for safe-keeping. For
McKnight, these are the kind of artifacts
that the cemeteries should be highlighting,
not hiding in a locked room. The goal, she
said, “rather than just think about it as
operations and management, is to have
somebody here who can do programming
for children and fourth-grade
Texas history classes.”
The city of Austin runs five
cemeteries scattered around
town: Oakwood, Oakwood
Annex, Plummers, and
Evergreen in East Austin,
and Austin Memorial Park,
bordering MoPac to the west.
As the oldest, Oakwood is
also the most obviously his¬
toric. This is where the town’s grandees are
buried: the Zilkers, Scarboroughs, Lamars,
Littlefields, Muellers, and Bergstroms.
Read the smaller tombstones, and there are
the forgotten waves of migrants that came
to Austin, with periods of Scandinavian and
Scottish influx, and corners dedicated to
Austin’s Jewish community. Tragedies left
their mark, like the sudden swell of infant
burials in Baby Town (as such areas are
called) during the 1918 flu epidemic. Then
there are areas dedicated to the unions and
trade organizations that built the city. “All
the great fraternal organizations are repre¬
sented in the cemeteries,” said McKnight.
“There’s even a section with cast fire
hydrants for firefighters.”
Yet each cemetery is the history of
Austin, played out graveyard by graveyard,
plot by plot. In 1839, when Oakwood opened,
it was the burial ground for the capital city
of the independent nation of the Republic
of Texas. Back then, the northwest corner
was reserved as the “colored cemetery.”
That was segregation in the soil, but that
wasn’t enough in the era of separate but
equal - and so in 1928 Evergreen became
the city’s first dedicated African-American
municipal cemetery. Over time, it became a
point of pride, an Oakwood for the Eastside.
Plummers, by contrast, is the archetypal
potter’s field, with headstones chiseled on a
flagstone by family members, or maybe in
iron in a welding shop. Families that
couldn’t afford even to carve their own
headstones would often just plant bulbs
instead; each spring redraws the map of
burials, as crocuses and daffodils spring up
over the deceased.
Most modern private cemeteries are out
in the suburbs, so for McKnight, the fact
that these are in the heart of the city make
them a valuable resource. She said, “These
are beautiful, open spaces next to neighbor¬
hoods where people go to walk and be
thoughtful. There’s something about ceme¬
teries that make them a contemplative
space, and people who don’t have anyone
buried here but live nearby have a really
strong connection.”
That connection can be unexpected. Out
at Austin Memorial Park, Cemetery Manag¬
er Gilbert Hernandez leans over the wheel
of the golf cart he uses to silently navigate
the nearly 100-acre site. It’s a perfect Texas
January day, with the trees full of mocking¬
birds, and the odd flash of a cardinal in full
winter crimson. “We’ve seen red tail hawks
out here,” he said, noting that the grounds
have become a mecca for urban bird watch¬
ers and photographers. McKnight calls
Hernandez’s job the toughest in all of
PARD, but he talks of it as a balancing act.
“We’re part sales staff, part
maintenance, but we’re also
part grief counselors
because these folks are
dealing with the loss of a
loved one. Sometimes it’s
just, put ’em there, let’s go,
and sometimes they come
three or four times before
they find the right spot that
speaks to them.”
FOR THE LIVING
Cemetery management is also a relatively
recent addition to PARD’s assignments. It
was under Public Works for decades, then
transferred to PARD in 1986. Then the city
hired San Marcos-based InterCare Corp. in
1990 to run operations. Yet it was never a
truly successful relationship, so in 2013
PARD took back the day-to-day facility oper¬
ations, even selling lots through the newly
CONTINUED ON P.24
Each cemetery
is the history of
Austin, played
out graveyard
by graveyard,
plot by plot.
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established Cemetery Operations Group.
McKnight said, “Nobody takes better care of
a park or cemetery than the owner.”
The transfer hasn’t always been easy.
Last November, the team was dinged in a
city audit for inaccurate record-keeping,
and even for selling the same plot twice on
the same day. However, a quick look around
their offices suggests why. Record-keeping
relies on plot books: a paper record, hand¬
written, of every lot sold, filled, or still avail¬
able. If staff members are lucky, there may
be a current address for the family, but only
if they are lucky.
There is software available that can han¬
dle the work, as McKnight said. “It allows
you to track deeds, descendant data.
Everything you might have to deal with in a
cemetery, they’re tracking.” But that’s not
expected to be installed here until the sec¬
ond quarter of 2015, and then the staff will
have to begin inputting details of the 65,000
interments that they know of.
Now, because of the master plan process,
they at least know what they face. McKnight
explained that the original idea for a plan
really came from public advocacy. The
Parks Board responded by assembling a
working group, comprised of Chair Jane
Rivera and members Lynn Osgood and
Carol Lee. “They recognized that they
needed to put a microscope on the needs of
the cemeteries,” said McKnight. By the fall
of 2013, they had hired three firms -
AmaTerra Environmental Inc., John Milner
Associates Inc., and McDoux Preservation
LLC - to work on the core plan, while
AmaTerra and the Davey Tree Company
collaborated on a supplementary tree sur¬
vey. Meanwhile, McKnight found cemeter¬
ies had become a higher priority under the
old Council (especially former Mayor Lee
Leffingwell), and the new Council appears
similarly engaged, with Council Members
Leslie Pool and Ora Houston taking the
lead, and Mayor Pro Tern Kathie Tovo pro¬
viding a bridge between the two eras.
McKnight said, “We’ve never had more
interest in the cemeteries than we have
now from the city.”
With the ink barely dry on the master
plan draft and a month to go on public con¬
sultation, McKnight said she’s already got
other cities contacting her about the pro¬
cess. With good reason: Outside of military
cemeteries, such civic master plans are
unusual, and varying burial practices in
other countries mean differing cemetery
management practices. For example,
McKnight said, in Germany, “you lease a lot
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for 50 years, and then you’re done.” By con¬
trast, American municipal graveyards are
public spaces made up of interlocking pri¬
vate property - the city owns the land, but
the lots and everything on them, from grave
markers to flower vases, belong to the fam¬
ily of the deceased. “Kind of like condos,”
said McKnight, “but they last forever.”
So comparable U.S. studies are rare. The
city of Sacramento, Calif., issued one in
2007, and New Braunfels assembled its own
in 2010. Texas State lecturer and Center for
Texas Public History Chief Historian Dan
Utley, who was part of the New Braunfels
team, quoted UT-Austin Geographer Terry
G. Jordan: “Cemeteries are for the living.”
Utley continued, “In effect, they are held in
public trust to serve citizens, both past and
present.” When undertaking the study, his
purpose was to put that city’s two cemeter¬
ies into the historical and demographic
context. He said, “The needs of the resource
are often complex and specialized, but the
benefits to the community
are profound and worthy
of the investment.”
It also became a preser¬
vation handbook of sorts.
In Central Texas, wild
temperature fluctuations
make stonework and land¬
scaping fragile, while the
shifting clay soils of New Braunfels can
make monuments unstable. Utley
explained, “On the human side of the equa¬
tion - and this is by no means unique to
Texas - we also have to worry about well-
meaning, but inappropriate maintenance
procedures and stone restoration efforts.
That’s another reason why the master plan
is so important - because it can serve as a
detailed educational manual for those who
will be providing the upkeep.”
EMBRACING A LEGACY
The first stage of the Austin plan was an
exhaustive mapping of each cemetery,
down to marking the location and diameter
of individual trees. That may seem like a
secondary priority, but McKnight
explained that, when the city held public
outreach meetings about the plan in 2013,
“that was one of the top issues that came
up time and again.”
Now the team has full locator maps, so
they can better plan burials, monument and
building restoration, irrigation, and general
management. It’s not just about setting
more efficient mowing calendars. A core
recommendation of the draft plan is that
three locations - Oakwood, Oakwood
Annex, and Plummers - be reclassified as
historic cemeteries. It’s a subtle but signifi¬
cant change in emphasis. There are still the
odd burials at all three, maybe one or two a
year, but they’re on plots sold decades ago,
and that means that PARD can put new
emphasis onto restoration, education, and
engaging with partner groups, such as local
historical associations. McKnight said, “We
take the cultural landscape approach, where
you look at everything as contributing to
the character. The trees, the sidewalk, the
curbing. You only fix what you have to.”
The increased emphasis on cultural
legacy is great news for Save Austin’s
Cemeteries. Established in 2004, the non¬
profit has been deeply involved in mapping
and chronicling the city’s municipal grave¬
yards, as well as providing the kind of tours
and programs that McKnight hopes her
staff can build upon. They have also taken a
role in restoration since, as a nonprofit, they
can apply for grants not available to the
city. Group founder Dale Flatt called the
master plan “a preservation plan and work¬
ing business model,” and argued it will be
an important funding tool for the cemeter¬
ies. “Nobody’s going to give you money
until you have a plan on paper. That’s why
it’s really important that we do this.”
Even if no grants appear, the sheer act of
collecting the data is already a boon, espe¬
cially in providing invaluable demograph¬
ic records for historians. Flatt said, “You
go to somewhere like Oakwood, where
they talk about, oh, he was born in
Yorkshire, England, and
married so-and-so, and
was governor whenever,
and then died. Nowadays,
it’s just 1958-2015 - and all
the information between
the dashes is gone.”
The planning process
allowed the team to fill in
some of those blanks. The team worked
with groups like the African-American
Cultural Heritage District, and with resi¬
dents who know the history behind the
names. For example, McKnight connected
Saundra Kirk with the out-of-town consul¬
tants, to walk through the graveyards and
explain who these people really were. “She’s
the daughter of Willie Mae Kirk, one of the
most prominent civil rights leaders in our
community, and she spent a lot of time
walking them through and saying, that’s
so-and-so, and that’s so-and-so.”
ENGAGING HISTORY
The nature of mortality means more
names will inevitably join that list, and
Austin Memorial Park and Evergreen are
still in almost daily usage for burials. Unlike
just about every big city in Texas, Austin is
still in the funeral business, and with almost
34,000 empty plots, it will be so for decades.
That means that PARD can look at those
working sites specifically to develop new
burial and memorial guidelines, responding
sensitively to evolving burial practices and
ways of mourning. Some are entrenched,
such as the African-American tradition of
keeping graves clear of grass, as a mark of
respect. Others are more personal. Hernan¬
dez said, “We allow the public to place stuff
that might not be considered appropriate,
particularly in a private cemetery where the
rules are much more conservative. One of
the things that we’re doing in the master
plan is to set the rules and regulations to
help us further define what’s appropriate.”
There’s also the matter of space. Historic¬
ally, Americans have been devoted to full-
body interment and so, McKnight said, “At
current burial rates, 30,000 spaces should
CONTINUED ON P.26
“Nobody takes
better care of a
park or cemetery
than the owner.”
- Kim McKnight
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CEMETERY PLAN continued from p.25
last us a minimum of 30 years.” However,
by 2017, it’s expected that 50% of all funer¬
als will be cremations. Yet not all those
ashes will simply be scattered to the winds,
and burial of cremated remains (known in
the trade as “cremains”) complete with a
small headstone is still common. That could
be good news, since a single burial plot can
be replatted into four cremation lots. The
master plan for Austin Memorial also pro¬
poses building a columbarium at Austin
Memorial: Named after the Latin word for a
dovecote, this would provide a permanent
structure for storing cremains in cinerary
urns. Between those two changes, those
30,000 spaces could readily become 40,000
or more.
There is also a financial aspect: As Her¬
nandez noted, “Death is a business.” Cur¬
rently, his office nets between $1.5 and $1.9
million for the city, and receives an opera¬
tional budget of around $2.1 million from
general revenue. Arguably, that difference
is a simple return on investment: The cem¬
etery department has been paying cash into
city coffers for almost two centuries and, as
Flatt noted, the city should have estab¬
lished an endowment fund decades ago.
But by transferring three of the cemeteries
to a historic designation, McKnight hopes
there will be a more realistic expectation of
what the department does and its needs.
“At some point, you’ve got things the city
does that only cost money, and aren’t reve¬
nue-generating. That’s really what historic
cemeteries are destined to become.”
“Nobody’s going to
give you money until
you have a plan on
paper. That’s why
it’s really important
that we do this.”
- Dale Flatt
One day, all five cemeteries will be his¬
toric, since both Oakwood and Evergreen
will be full, and there are no plans to add
more properties to the city’s inventory.
McKnight’s group is already resisting calls
to take over full ownership of Bethany on
Springdale, thought to be the city’s first
and biggest slave graveyard. It’s currently
maintained by Travis County, and while
McKnight appreciates the inherent com¬
pliment to her department’s skills and
experiences, she’s wary of adding extra
workload when they are already so busy.
“We don’t want to become a victim of our
own success.”
But if the master plan process works,
McKnight expects that Austinites, whether
native or transplant, will think a little more
about these final resting places. She said,
“If we can get people to start caring about
cemeteries when they don’t have loved ones
[there], then we will have succeeded.” ■
The draft Austin Cemetery Master Plan is online
at www.austintexas.gov/cmp, and the city will
be inviting public feedback on it until March 6.
THE FIVE AUSTIN PUBLIC CEMETERIES
Oakwood
1601 Navasota
Established: 1839
Size: 40 acres
Unsold plots: None
Status: The city’s original municipal graveyard, it was
completely sold out by the early 1900s. There are still
occasional burials on family plots.
Notable interments: Susanna Dickinson Hannig (1814-1883),
most notable survivor of the Battle of the Alamo; James
Stephen Hogg (1851-1906), first native-born governor of Texas;
Andrew Jackson Zilker (1858-1934), innovator of Zilker Park.
Plummers
1150 Springdale
Established: Precise date unknown,
but likely 1898 as a folk cemetery
Size: 8 acres
Unsold plots: None K
Status: No longer in regular use. *
Notable interments: Tom Sylvester !=
Plummer (1902-1986), first black I
deputy sheriff in Travis County. |
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Oakwood Annex
1601 Comal
Established: 1914
Size: 22 acres
Unsold plots: None
Status: Opened as an extension for
the main Oakwood, it also sold out
by the Thirties.
Notable interments: Dr. Robert
John Brackenridge (1839-1918), phy¬
sician; Goodall H. Wooten (1869-
1942), physician and president of
Austin Chamber of Commerce; Lala
Fay Watts (1881-1971), suffragist and
first Texas child welfare inspector.
Evergreen
3304 E. 12th
Established: 1926
Size: 30 acres
Unsold plots: 400
Status: The city’s historic
African-American cemetery, still
in regular use.
Notable interments: Willie Mae
Kirk (1921-2013), civil rights
activist; Dick “Night Train” Lane
(1927-2002), Pro Football Hall
of Famer; Oscar L. Thompson
(1907-1962), first African-
American graduate of UT-Austin.
Austin Memorial Park
2800 Hancock
Established: 1927 as a private entity; sold to city in 1941
Size: 86 acres
Unsold plots: 33,040
Status: The city’s most heavily used cemetery, with
over 200 interments a year.
Notable interments: James A. Michener (1907-1997),
Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Zachary Thomson Scott
Jr. (1914-1965), actor in Academy Award-nominated
film The Southerner, Frank Hamer (1884-1955), Texas
Ranger who led the hunt for Bonnie Parker and Clyde
Barrow in 1934; Bibb Augustus “Jockey” Falk (1899-
1989), Texas Baseball Hall of Famer.
For More Info
The Save Austin’s
Cemeteries website is
www.sachome.org.
For info on the Texas
State Cemetery, 909
Navasota, see www.
cemetery.state.tx.us.
And the Austin
Genealogical Society
maintains a list of some 273
private cemeteries in Travis
County: www.austintx
gensoc.org/cemeteries.
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A generous resident (name withheld by KDKA-TV) of South Oakland, Pa.,
in seasonal spirit the week before Christmas, invited a pregnant, homeless
woman she had met at a Rite Aid store home with her for a hot shower, a
change of clothes and a warm bed for the night. The resident was forced to
call police, though, when she went to check up on her guest and discovered
her engaging in sexual activity with the resident’s pit bull. The guest, enraged
at being caught, vandalized the home before officers arrived to arrest her.
Big-Tent Mentality
The Project Theater Board at Mount
Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.,
decided in January to cancel its upcoming
annual presentation of the feminist classic
Vagina Monologues. The all-women’s college
recently declared it would admit males who
lived and identified as female (regardless of
genitalia), and the basis for cancellation of
Vagina Monologues was that the unmodifiable
script is not “inclusive” of those females -
that it covers only experiences of females
who actually have vaginas.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Kathi Fedden filed a $30 million wrongful
death lawsuit in December against Suffolk
County, N.Y., police after her 29-year-old son,
driving drunk in 2013, fatally crashed into an
office. She reasons that the son’s death is
the fault of the police officer who stopped
him earlier that evening and who must have
noticed he was already drunk but did not
arrest him. The officer, who knew the son as
the owner of a popular-with-police local delica¬
tessen, merely gave the son a lift home, but
the son later drove off in his mother’s car, in
which he had the fatal crash.
The New Normal
The website/smartphone app Airbnb,
launched in 2008, connects travelers seeking
lodging with individuals offering private facili¬
ties at certain prices. About a year ago, entre¬
preneur Travis Laurendine launched a similar
smartphone app, “Airpnp,” to connect people
walking around select cities and needing
access to a toilet, listing residents who make
their utilities available, with description and
price. Laurendine told the New York Post in
January that New York City is a promising
market (though his two best cities are New
Orleans and Antwerp, Belgium). The prices
vary from free to $20, and the facilities range
from a sweet-smelling room stocked with
reading material to a barely maintained toilet
(with no lavatory), but, said one supplier,
sometimes people “really need to go, and
this will have to do.”
Government in Action
Kentucky, one of America’s financially
worse-off states, annually spends $2 million
of taxpayer money on salaries and expenses
for 41 “jailers” who have no jails to manage.
Research by the Kentucky Center for
Investigative Reporting in January noted that
Kentucky’s constitution requires “elected” jail¬
ers, notwithstanding that 41 counties have
shut down their jails and house detainees
elsewhere via contracts with sheriffs. (Though
the jailers may be called upon to transport
prisoners from time to time, the 41 counties
are mostly small ones with few detainees.)
Several jailers have full-time “side” jobs, and
one jail-less jailer employs five deputies while
another has 11 part-timers.
A.K. Verma was an “assistant executive
engineer” working for India’s Central Public
Works Department in 1990, with 10 years on
the job when he went on leave - and had still
not returned by the end of 2014, when the
government finally fired him. He had submit¬
ted numerous requests for extensions during
the ensuing 24 years, but all were denied,
though no agency or court managed to force
him back to work. (India’s bureaucracy is gen¬
erally acknowledged to be among the most
dysfunctional in Asia.)
Ironies
Timothy DeFoggi, 56, was sentenced in
January to 25 years in prison on child pornog¬
raphy charges - unable to keep his illicit
online transactions hidden from law-enforce¬
ment authorities. Before his conviction, he
was acting director for cyber security in the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and, one would assume (wrongly),
an accomplished user of security software.
After a heavy snowstorm in Frankfort, Ky.
(the state capital), in November, with many
absences reported, the state labor policy agen¬
cy (called the Labor Cabinet) was among the
agencies needing snow removal at its head¬
quarters more promptly than overworked clean¬
up crews could provide. A call was circulated
for volunteers to go outside and shovel snow,
but that job was apparently too laborious for
the labor agency; there was only one taker.
The Tampa Bay Times (formerly St. Petersburg
Times), reeling financially as many newspapers
are, pledged several properties it owns (includ¬
ing its downtown headquarters) to borrow $30
million last year from a distressed-property
lender and now announces an intention to pay
back that loan by selling the properties. As
reported by the local St. Petersblog website,
the sore-thumb loan was almost exactly the
amount the Times paid in 2002 for “naming
rights” to the Tampa concert-and-hockey venue,
the Ice Palace (which became the St.
Petersburg Times Forum and is now Amalie
Arena). Thus, St. Petersblog wrote, “do the
math,” concluding that the Tampa Bay Times
was pressured to sell its own headquarters
building in order to pay for the 12-year privilege
of being able to name someone else’s building.
Least Competent Criminals
Not Well Thought-Out: 1) Shane Lindsey,
32, allegedly robbed the Citizens Bank in New
Kensington, Pa., on Jan. 14 and ran off down
the street, but was arrested about 15 min¬
utes later a few blocks away, having stopped
off at Eazer’s Restaurant and Deli to order
chicken and biscuits. 2) Jeffrey Wood, 19,
was arrested in the act of robbing a 7-Eleven
in northeast Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10 -
because two plainclothes detectives were in
the store at the time (though the police
badge of one was hanging from a chain
around her neck). As soon as the man
announced, “This is a stickup,” the detective
drew her gun and yelled, “Stop playing. I got
17,” (meaning a gun with 17 bullets).
A “News of the Weird” Classic
(July 2011)
On May 21, 2011, Jesse Robinson either
established or tied the unofficial world record
for unluckiest underage drinker of all time
when he was booked into the Hamilton
County (Ohio) jail for underage consumption.
According to booking records, Robinson’s
date of birth is May 22, 1990.
Visit Chuck Shepherd daily at
www.newsoftheweird.blogspot.com
(or www.newsoftheweird.com).
Send your weird news to: Chuck Shepherd,
PO Box 18737, Tampa, FL 33679
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Finding Refuge
UT THEATRE STUDENTS CROSS BORDERS WITH
THE ACCLAIMED ARTISTS OF THE MOVING
CO M PAN Y IN REFUG I.A by Robert Faires
Millions fleeing Syria for safe haven in
Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. Hundreds
of thousands entering the U.S. from Mexico
each year. One Estonian composer emigrat¬
ing to the West from the Soviet Union. These
compelling tales of people crossing borders
struck a chord with the members of the
Moving Company, an accomplished theatre
troupe that rose from the ashes of the Tony
Award-winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune - so
much so that they decided to use them to
make a play, one exploring exile, immigration,
and borders - the ones between nations but
also ones between people, cultures, life and
death. And to help them develop it, they
turned to students in the University of Texas
Department of Theatre & Dance. This week¬
end, the fruit of their labors, Refugia, opens
in the B. Iden Payne Theatre.
True to its name, the Moving Company
gets around. Austin. Louisville. Davis, Calif.
Iowa City. Washington, D.C. Though members
Steven Epp, Dominique Serrand, Christina
Baldwin, and Nathan Keepers all live in
Minneapolis and produce most of their work
there, they maintain no home theatre, as
Jeune Lune did. Much of their time is spent
on the road, presenting the company’s fin¬
ished works and devising new ones, often in
partnership with university theatre depart¬
ments, which enables the Moving Company
to do basically “R&D” on its productions,
says Epp. “We get to see the show fully real¬
ized, fully costumed, designed, built, and per¬
formed in front of an audience, [which]
informs us hugely what’s there - if there’s
something there [laughs] - that can then be
grown into a fully developed piece.” But the
challenge with it is, “it’s a very fast pro¬
cess.” For Refugia, company members spent
two weeks in Austin in October developing
the concept and preliminary designs, all of
which are being handled by MFA students
and auditioning undergrad acting students.
They had two months to structure the piece,
then returned to town with just five weeks to
build and mount the show. “It’s a short
amount of time to generate and shape and
hone and fully write a new piece. So we
move fast. We make some quick decisions,
we let go of certain things and home in on
what’s working now.”
Devising new work in such a tight time
frame is not for all students, which made
casting “a tricky sort of chicken-and-egg
moment,” says Epp. “We knew enough to
know what we thought we were going to
need. We also knew that we don’t really
know, so you have to punt a little bit. Mostly
we look for kids who are game, open, playful,
seem interested, have a bit of an opinion,
and feel like they would want to engage in
this kind of work. Some actors are only inter¬
ested in being handed a part and learning
their lines. This is a very different beast -
especially at this phase, when it’s still being
discovered and found. If you’re open to it and
know how to look at what it is, it can be
Steven Epp in Refugia
DR. FAUSTUS’ SOUL goes on the market
Tuesday when the American Shakespeare Center’s
touring production of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor
Faustus stops in UT’s Texas Union Theater. Andrew
Goldwasser plays the scholar who cuts a deal with
the devil, and earning a signing bonus from the
original Boss From Hell is Stephanie Holladay Earl
as Mephistopheles. Besides the rare chance to see
Marlowe’s work, you get to see angels, demons,
Helen of Troy, the Seven Deadly Sins, and Lucifer
himself onstage. The company presents Hamlet on
Monday, www.shakespeare-winedale.org
AUSTIN’S PIG WARS finally earned their
dramatic due in Beth Webster’s The King of
Texas, mounted for the FronteraFest Long Fringe
by another Webster, Hyde Park Theatre Artistic
Director Ken (no kin). As diplomat Alphonse
Dubois de Saligny, Zac Thomas comically amped
up the Gallic outrage over the French Legation’s
porcine invaders and their owner, Richard Boo-
LOCK - an extravagant pomposity nicely offset
by the nonchalant charm and strained patience
of Kenneth Wayne Bradley’s Cherokee-
channeling Sam Houston.
incredibly empowering and eye-opening
for an actor. If you’re really paying
attention, you can learn so much
about how theatre actually works.”
With Refugia, that can mean learning
how the Moving Company members
approach their craft. Epp says this is
the first time he and his colleagues
have performed with students: “We’re
finding that to be really beneficial,
because by being onstage with us,
they’re able to see what we do and
how we go at things, and that energiz¬
es them and widens their view of
what’s possible for an actor to try in
the room. And watch us fail - fail mis¬
erably - and [see] where we find
things and how we find things and
what do we do with that and how it
gets honed and shaped and crafted.”
Like the characters in its stories,
the artists have taken a journey with Refugia.
“Every piece is leaping into unknown territory,”
says Epp. “That’s the nature of creating the¬
atre, and it’s even true when you have a solid
play in front of you. It’s always, on a certain
level, terrifying and unknown. So that artistic
process, it’s not like going into exile or being a
refugee, but you’re heading off into the
unknown and it is like crossing a border.
You’re just hoping you’re going to find a place
that’s warm and safe.” The students started
in a place, he says, wondering “‘Who the hell
are these people and where are they leading
us?’ And they’ve watched it coalesce into
something that we all now have a grasp on
and are starting to feel excited about and that
there’s something beautiful there. The piece is
very funny and very moving and very odd and
very evocative - it’s a lot of different things.
And some of it, we don’t know quite what the
impact of that moment is, but it feels potent.
So I think everyone feels the sense of being
on that journey. It’s exciting. We’re making
something that never existed before.” ■
Refugia runs Feb. 12-15, Thu.-Sat., 7:30pm;
Sat.-Sun., 2pm, in the B. Iden Payne Theatre,
300 E. 23rd, UT campus. For more information,
visit www.jointhedrama.org.
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illustrated by Nate Powell: “Lewis’ recollection of the pain of the
violence directed at the Freedom Riders is palpable, the
determination of the movement even more so: 'The fare was
paid in blood, but the Freedom Rides stirred the national
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FOOD | SCREENS | MUSIC ||
Delighted Lee
Actor Lee Eddy is back onstage in Austin after five years
away, and boy, is she happy
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin got a lot less funny when Lee
Eddy left town.
How could it not, after she gave so many
inspired comic performances on our local
stages? Adorably crotchety Norma in The
Cry Pitch Carrolls, moxie-fueled Molly in
The Intergalactic Nemesis, nitwitty Bianca
in Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief
(an Austin Critics Table Award-winning
turn that Chronicle reviewer Wayne Alan
Brenner described as being “like this irre¬
sistible combination of Lucille Ball and Don
Knotts”). She proved how snarkily she
could fill Crumpet’s pointy shoes playing
the Macy’s Elf in The Santaland Diaries
one Christmas, and even mined hilarity
from a haunted Lovborg in Hedda (two
more performances honored by the Critics
Table). And let’s not forget the improv and
sketch work she did in comedy groups
Fatbuckle, Think Tank, and the Knuckleball
Now, or her autobiographical alter ego,
Ladee Leroy, which she brought from blog
to stage in a riotous solo show. Even in her
salad days at St. Edward’s University in the
late Nineties, Eddy was cracking up crowds
majorly in shows such as Laughter on the
23rd Floor and The Kathy & Mo Show:
Parallel Lives. By the time she packed her
bags for New York City, she’d been dubbed
by Chronicle critic Barry Pineo “the queen,
the empress, the supreme ruler of broad
[comedy],” while this writer had called her
“as gifted a comic actress as we have in
Austin today.”
With that kind of talent and skill, even
Eddy’s biggest fans couldn’t begrudge her
leaving to take that inevitable shot at the
big time. But, alas, the Big Apple wasn’t as
quick to recognize her comedic gifts (or
dramatic ones, which Eddy also possesses
in abundance) as Austin. She found herself
spending less and less time onstage and
more and more time taking on roles in life:
nonprofit professional (at the Brooklyn arts
center BRIC), spouse (to film actor-produc¬
er Macon Blair of Blue Ruin), and, as of Feb.
20, 2013, mother (to Buck). And that eventu¬
ally led Eddy and Blair to decide they’d had
enough time in NYC and should head back
to the ATX.
And the return to Austin has also meant
a return to the stage for Eddy. She’s already
rejoined the Knuckleball Now for several
shows, and this week she opens her first
show with Physical Plant Theater since Not
Clown, playing a mail-order bride dealing
with a pair of knuckleheaded servants
(played by Jeffery Mills and Michael Joplin)
in Everything Is Established, a new play by
Rude Mech Hannah Kenah. That gave the
Chronicle a happy excuse to learn more
about Eddy’s time away and how she feels
being back, in Austin and onstage. The fol¬
lowing interview was conducted by email.
Austin Chronicle: You stayed in Austin
almost a decade after you graduated from
St. Edward’s and did a lot of performing.
What were you feeling about the local the¬
atre scene when you decided to leave? And
what did you expect from the move?
Lee Eddy: I was hopelessly in love with
the local theatre scene when I left in 2008.
It was my family. Not only did it fulfill my
artistic needs, but it was my support base
on a personal and emotional level. I
learned from it: about the craft of theatre
and also how to forge meaningful, deeply
personal friendships. Goodness gracious,
I’m tearing up just thinking about how
much the theatre scene in Austin meant to
me. This may be super granola, but it
raised me into the adult I am today in a lot
of ways.
But a couple of years prior to the move, I
had a nagging “what if...” in the back of my
head. “What if you moved to another city?
What if you really put your head down and
focused on supporting yourself purely
through acting? What if there’re opportuni¬
ties outside of Austin that you are missing
out on?” I had to follow that “what if’
because I knew it wouldn’t stop otherwise
and I would feel disappointed in myself for
not following that urge.
Hindsight being 20/20, that nagging voice
was my Ego. I felt I was in a bit of a rut - a
wonderful rut, of course - I mean, I was
performing and working constantly, but I
felt stuck. And I think that Ego was all,
“Psst. Hey. Let’s see what else is out there,
eh?” Ego has a way of being very persuasive
... and very loud.
Meeting Macon was the extra push
toward seeing what was on the other side of
“what if.” Of course, I didn’t move to New
York for a boy, because what levelheaded
lady would do such a thing? I moved there
because I wanted to see what was out there.
And Macon was a delightful, handsome
perk that was the extra nudge to set a date,
put things in boxes, and take a chance.
AC: What did you end up getting out of your
time away? (Besides a husband and a son -
not that those aren’t important.)
LE: Well, yeah. I got Macon, and later,
Buck. Score!
But I also got a real smack upside the
head: I had it great in Austin.
NYC is a tough place. It’s expensive,
humanity is bursting out of its seams, there
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is no such thing as quiet, the day-to-day
navigation of the place can be exhausting ...
and I didn’t have an artistic community to
work with and lean on. I would have to
build it from scratch. And I tried, I did some
plays, I was a company member with Story
Pirates and Peoples Improv Theater for a
couple of years. I went to auditions, but I
wasn’t making the types of connections I
wanted. Nothing measured up to Austin.
On top of that, I had to get a for-real day
job so I could afford Brooklyn and - lo and
behold! - I was really good at it. It felt good
to make money, to pay off debts, and it was
nice to confirm that I was capable of doing
a desk job and doing it well. But I felt like a
double-agent: Once a colleague was talking
about another colleague and said, “Well, so-
and-so is really an actor, so so-and-so
doesn’t really know about [whatever the
project was],” and I had to stop Ego from
jumping up all akimbo-like, ripping off an
imaginary mask, and shouting, “I AM AN
ACTOR, TOO! MUAHAHA!” Because, was I
really an actor anymore? I mean, by that
point, it had been the longest streak in my
life of not doing a play. I wasn’t doing what
I had moved up there to do ... so what was
the point of being there again?
Then Buck was born, and it was a no-
brainer: We had to get to Austin. Priorities
had shifted; we wanted a house, a retire¬
ment fund, and to be able to send our kid to
a preschool that didn’t cost $30K. And, oh
yes, Austin was my artistic home. Boom.
AC: You’ve been back here five months.
What’s changed in terms of how you see the
city and its arts scene? Do you feel that you
fit in here the way you did 10, 15 years ago?
LE: In Brooklyn, it was apparent that
Austin is a major contender on the national
arts radar. My ears would perk up when
Brooklynites would mention the Rude
Mechs or Fusebox Festival, filmmakers PJ
Raval or Kat Candler, in casual conversa¬
tion. I would audibly sigh when someone
would say they were going to SXSW or OOB
[Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]. Being
away and hearing my Austin spoken about
in such glowing ways, it drove home what I
rediscovered after I moved to NYC: Austin
is an awesome place.
Coming back, I feel like a person who left
a coat on a chair in a packed restaurant with
a long line outside. There’s a feeling new¬
comers aren’t welcome, that they’re fucking
up everything, so I have this defensive reac¬
tion to point at my coat on the chair and say,
“No! No! It’s okay. I was here before. There’s
my spot! See?! I left my coat there, I’m just
going back to my saved seat is all.” Then
sneaking in Macon and Buck behind me.
That’s not the case with the arts scene
here. It’s been incredibly welcoming. Even
before we announced our decision to move
back, I was constantly asked when I was
coming back by friends and colleagues.
Where my “place” is in it is something
I’m figuring out, but I couldn’t tell you what
my “place” was in it 10, 15 years ago.
What’s different is I have a husband and
a toddler now, so I’m not able to do the late-
night bull sessions or spend evenings see-
“Then Buck was born, and it was a no-brainer: We had
to get to Austin. Priorities had shifted; we wanted a
house, a retirement fund, and to be able to send our
kid to a preschool that didn’t cost $30K. And, oh yes,
Austin was my artistic home. Boom.” - Lee Eddy
32 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE FEBRUARY6,201S austinchronicle.com
ing plays or improv - places and situations
that breed creation and projects. Even
responding to emails and texts takes some
effort. But I don’t have a feeling that I have
to point at a coat and claim a seat. My seat
was saved and kept warm, to follow this
very bad metaphor.
(Oh, and it’s harder to get an improv slot.
In ’08, there were maybe a dozen troupes in
all. Now there’s at least a couple hundred.
Improv ’sploded while I was away.)
AC: You’ve really dived back into the stage
scene quickly. You’ve already been perform¬
ing with your old comedy group, and now
you’re working on a play with some of your
old friends and colleagues. What have you
felt getting back onstage with those folks?
LE: FUCKING. GREAT. Getting back in
with the Knuckleball Now guys has been
tremendous. Doing improv with these guys
is such a huge heart warmer - they’re so
freaking positive and fun and talented as
heck. And then getting to work with Joplin
and Mills on this play?! I mean, these guys
are my brothers. I love them so much,
unconditionally. They’ve seen me at my
worst, they’ve been players in some of the
best moments in my life ... and now my first
play back in a city I love is with two of my
closest and best of friends? Hot damn. I
should’ve moved back sooner.
AC: In this new play, what are you enjoying
most about the role you play, and what are
the biggest challenges? Is this a role you
could have seen yourself in five years ago?
LE: Hannah Kenah is one of the most posi¬
tive directors I’ve worked with. She laughs
at everything, and every note starts with,
“You’re doing this great, how about you try
this now to see what happens?” It’s incred¬
ibly comforting because, to be honest, I’m
really scared. My confidence is shaken: It’s
been five years since I’ve done an honest-
to-goodness play, and I’ve somehow created
this pressure for myself to prove that I still
got “it.” (I don’t know what “it” is, but I
gotta show that it is there still.) So I think
that’s my biggest challenge.
Packed on top of that, I’m the straight
character in this absurd world Kenah’s cre¬
ated. Straight man isn’t in my wheelhouse.
And playing straight to Joplin and Mills’
characters is hard. I’m constantly breaking
character, snotting myself with laughter,
trying to keep control of the berserk situa¬
tions and the trajectory of my character -
goodness gracious, it’s hard work.
Could I have seen myself doing this role
five years ago? 2008 Lee Eddy Ego says,
“Heck yeah. No sweat. I got this.” 2010 Lee
Eddy Ego is too busy thinking about how to
escape Brooklyn. 2015 Lee Eddy Ego says,
“Oh god, I hope I don’t suck.”
AC: You’ve started teaching theatre to young
people. What are some of the important
things you’ve gotten out of doing theatre in
Austin that you want them to learn?
LE: Surround yourself with people that you
love and who love you back. Take risks. Fail
hard. Try again. If you’ve followed these
steps right, you’re gonna be OK. ■
Everything Is Established runs Feb. 6-21, Thu.-
Sat., 8pm, at the Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo. For
more information, visit www.physicalplant.org.
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Boyhood, Girlhood, Personhood
The good news is that last week
Republican congresswomen stood up to their
male colleagues over a federal 20-week abor¬
tion ban that would only give a rape excep¬
tion to the 32% of rapes that are reported to
the police. The bad news is that apparently
there aren’t enough pro-choice Democrats
left to screw in a lightbulb, much less block
an anti-abortion bill.
We are a handful of Republican women
away from a federal ban on a woman’s right to
choose, y’all. Send your grandmother a thank-
you card. Write a graduation check to your
niece in Campus Open Carry. Look up that
sixth-grade teacher who taught you evolution
was just a hotly contested theory. They all
know how many rapes go unreported, and why.
It’s not a statistic for us; it’s our friends’ sto¬
ries, our sisters’ stories, our
moms’ stories. Our stories.
Women’s stories change
minds. Just ask Catholic con¬
gressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio),
who swelled the ranks of the
pro-choice Dems by one last
week. In his op-ed explaining
why, Ryan simply cited wom¬
en’s stories, which he appar¬
ently listened to. As he now
understands it, “There are too
many scenarios, too many vari¬
ables, and too much complexity for pregnancy
to be anything but a personal decision.”
Women’s stories are the best tools we
have for establishing women’s personhood.
So, how do we get people to listen?
As I type this, men are expressing their
disgust over the all-female reboot of
Ghostbusters ; higher up the brow, a friend
in an Ivy League MFA program fields ques¬
tions from the next generation of blue-chip
writers about why she keeps writing about
women. And somewhere in between, there’s
Lorelei Linklater.
Lorelei Linklater was my favorite thing
about Boyhood. The director’s daughter
played main character Mason’s older sister,
Samantha, from age 9 to 21. In the first half
of the film, she burns and bristles onscreen,
like bossy 9-year-old girls do before the world
convinces them to feel embarrassed for
existing. She reminds me of that childhood
friend who always got to play Madonna when
we all sang “True Blue” together. Samantha
runs the world; when her family has to move,
she tells a friend to email her everything that
happens in their Girl Scouts troop, because
“You’re their leader now.”
I was disappointed when, about an hour
into the film, her character seemed to fade.
I’ve read numerous interviews with Linklater
fille that help explain why. As an outgoing lit¬
tle girl, she’d begged her dad to let her par¬
ticipate in the 12-year filming project. Props
to Rick for being a Cool Dad and all, but it’s
safe to say most 9-year-olds wouldn’t under¬
stand the scope of such a commitment. A
few years into the project,
Lorelei asked to be cut out
of the film, perhaps even
killed off. She says she was
depressed for a few years,
but later recovered her good
feelings about the film -
though she never burns as
brightly in it again.
When she saw the film in
college - where she’s still a
student - she cried all the
way through it. In a Texas
Standard interview that recently aired on
KUT, she acknowledged that seeing her most
awkward stages of adolescence onscreen
was “mortifying,” but went on to say she was
bothered by “other things, too ... I don’t
know, gender roles?”
She brings up one conversation between
Mason and a girl from his eighth-grade
class. The girl, who is gutsy and kind, slows
her bike to a roll next to Mason, who is a
little bemused by her friendliness and
exploratory flirting. When she sees that
Mason is reading Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast
of Champions, she says, “I think my older
brother likes him.”
Lorelei gets a strange note in her voice talk¬
ing about it. “I don’t know, that just kind of
struck me as, like, ‘Kurt Vonnegut is for boys.’
And I personally love Kurt Vonnegut, he’s one of
my favorite authors.” She struggles for words:
“That may not sound like it makes any sense.”
It makes perfect sense to me. I read and
loved Kurt Vonnegut in eighth grade. Either
my older brother recommended it to me, or
my older sister left a school copy of
Slaughterhouse-Five lying around. I was a
shameless reader of other people’s careless¬
ly butterflied books, from Stephen King to
Shirley Jackson to Sweet Valley High. There is
something strangely painful to me in the idea
of a girl telling a boy what her brother likes to
read. I guess what I’m saying is, any girl who
gives a shit what her brother reads is reading
the same things and forming her own opin¬
ions about them.
It’s not the only time in the film Linklater
fails to imagine a girl could have tastes or
interests of her own. In one of Samantha’s last
scenes, a private conversation between
Samantha and Mason’s girlfriend, Linklater
telegraphs to the audience that even though
she’s a college student living it up at UT,
Samantha has nothing to say for herself,
instead bubbling over with excitement to share
what her boyfriend of three months is studying.
Apparently Linklater thinks “girl talk” is
when co-eds get together and gab like PTA
moms about their boyfriends’ majors. No word
on what Samantha - you know, the character
we’ve known since the age of 9? - cares
about. (Her endorsement of dorm life? “I’ve
never seen so many cute guys in one place
before.”) As for Sheena, her character is a
walking pair of cheekbones whose preference
for another guy over Mason will soon confirm
this viewer’s suspicion that her true purpose
was to provide perfectly dewy lips and expen¬
sive-looking blow-outs for Mason to photograph.
I get it, and I’m sure Lorelei does, too;
Boyhood is about boyhood. There were films
about girlhood too last year, including Celine
Sciamma’s Girlhood and Lukas Moodysson’s
exhilarating We Are the Best!, which gives
its ferocious trio of heroines every drop of
personhood denied Samantha. Neither is
making much of a splash this awards sea¬
son. Wonder why. ■
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Dug Up and Fed Up
In Thr3e Zisters, Salvage Vanguard disinters Chekhov’s
famous siblings in a beautiful, fascinating, cutting way
BY ELIZABETH COBBE
So many things about Thr3e Zisters are
remarkable. The cast is, without exception,
talented and great to watch. Guest direc¬
tor Yury Urnov makes use of the deep
but narrow Salvage Vanguard Theater
space inventively in this story about
the resurrection of the three sisters
from Russian writer Anton Chekhov’s
play of the same name. Urnov is aided
by la Enstera’s fascinat¬
ing set design and Natalie
George’s lighting.
It’s curious that playwright
Lola Pierson writes in her
program notes that much
of American theatre feels
“slightly removed,” because Thr3e Zisters
comes across, in sum, as cutting, surprising,
engaging, and more than slightly removed. It
vacillates between pure sensation - the men
dragging their weighed-down sled across frozen
tundra, the three re-animated sisters bickering
from window to window, or actor Robert Matney
nervously munching on a pickle - and critical
commentary that’s so intellectual as to require
a bit of prior knowledge to fully appreciate.
The story is perhaps intentionally dis¬
jointed. Three men from Chekhov’s play
exhume the sisters Olga, Irina, and
Masha with the idea of capturing and
thereby owning their ideal women, but
things don’t go as they hope. There’s the
sense from the sisters that all
this has happened before. In
some scenes, the characters
revert to a literal translation
of the original Russian dia¬
logue, which is as bizarre as it
is poetic. The cerebral explo¬
ration of Chekhovian acting technique and liter¬
ary style is balanced roughly with a gut-level dig
at the portrayal of gender in classic literature
and how or if women are granted a voice.
It’s a beautiful, fascinating play. It is not
an easily accessible zombie test for mass
audiences, but for those who have some
THR3E ZISTERS
Salvage Vanguard Theater,
2803 Manor Rd.
www.salvagevanguard.org
Through Feb. 14
Running time: 1 hr., 5 min.
experience with Chekhov, it’s a gripping
master’s thesis on the survival of Chekhov’s
female characters. If you can, try to read
Three Sisters before you go. Bonus points for
reading it in the original Russian.
The performances are strong enough
to deserve a second mention. The roles of
the sisters are cast well - Heather Hanna
as Olga, Caroline Reck as Masha, and SVT
Artistic Director Jenny Larson as Irina - and
the actresses prove themselves to be a great
ensemble. Their physical work is very inter¬
esting, and whatever Reek’s personal health
regimen is, we should probably all adopt it,
because she is terrifically nimble and dynam¬
ic for someone in her third trimester. The
gentlemen of the cast also perform well; Noel
Gaulin’s physicality is always eye-catching.
And I commend Matney again for the
pickle-eating. Eating a pickle is not intrinsi¬
cally interesting to me, but I can honestly say
that I could watch Robert Matney eat a pickle,
or summarize Chekhov, or debate a return to
Moscow, for even longer than the 65-minute
runtime of Thr3e Zisters. His patience with
awkward moments is lovely.
THEATRE
OPENING
THE TRUE STORY OF BONNIE & CLYDE
Crank Collective bring to the stage what they’re
subtitling “A Mostly Honest Musical,” wherein those
two star-crossed (and eventually bullet-riddled) lovers
who robbed banks during the Great Depression get
a tuneful treatment, courtesy of writer John Cecil, a
vigorous cast, and a live band. Feb. 5-14. Thu.-Sat., 8pm.
City Theatre, 3823-D Airport, 512/524-2870. $10-20.
www. crankcollective. word press, com.
THE PANZA MONOLOGUES Teatro Vivo pres
ents Virginia Grise and Irma Mayorga’s trenchant
gathering of voices, here directed and performed
by Florinda Bryant and Deanna Deolloz with Eva
McQuade. Feb. 5-21. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2pm. Mexican
American Cultural Center ; 600 River, 512/474-6379. $14-20
(pay what you wish, Thursdays), www.teatrovivo.org.
© BEDPOST CONFESSIONS: SOCIAL
MIXER Meet, mix, and mingle with all of the bad¬
ass people - the performers, producers, interpreters,
sponsors, and audience members - who make the
growing BedPost community what it is. Also, live
music from MJ Torrance and vinyl manipulations
by that DJ Kid Gorilla. (Note: This party’s at Dozen
Street, so you get to viddy the glorious Stefanie
Distefano peacock mural, too.) Thu., Feb. 12, 7-10:30pm.
Dozen Street, 1808 E. 12th. $5. www.bedpostconfessions.com.
LOVE LETTERS A.R. Gurney ’s classic two-charac¬
ter play explores the lives of a free-spirited, unstable
artist and a dutiful lawyer-turned-politician. Directed
by Gary Payne for the Paradox Players. Feb. 6-22. Fri.-
Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. First Unitarian Universalist Complex,
4700 Grover Ave, 512/744-1495. $20 ($15, seniors; $10,
students), www.paradoxplayers.org.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Oliver
Goldsmith’s comedy of mistaken identities has delight¬
ed audiences for over two centuries; see what it can
do here, under the direction of Don Toner and Lara
Toner-Haddock for Austin Playhouse. Feb. 13-March
8. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun, 5pm. Austin Playhouse, 6001 Airport,
512/476-0084. $28-$35 (students, half-price; seniors, $3 off).
CLOSING
CHANGELINGS Playwright Reina Hardy’s new
drama conjures a magical realm beneath the very
foundations of Austin, blending fantasy and adventure
to create “an entertaining yet unnerving pop mythol¬
ogy.” This world premiere presentation of humans
falling athwart the machinations of the Unseelie Court
is directed by Rudy Ramirez for the Vortex, integrating
puppetry, acrobatics, and original music. Through Feb.
7. Thu.-Sun., 8pm. The Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd., 512/478-5282.
$ 10-30. www. vortexrep. org.
ONGOING
FRONTERAFEST Yes, this year’s Long Fringe
offerings are over, but the 22nd annual theatrical
smorgasbord of local productions - Comedy! Drama!
Dance! Improv! Performance art! Diverse shenani¬
gans! - continues its slate of 25-minute-long Short
Fringe presentations each night ( Tue.-Sat., 8pm) at
Hyde Park Theatre ( 511 W. 43rd). Not only that, but it’s
time for Mi Casa Es Su Teatro (Sat., Feb. 7) for which
Paper Chairs’ Elizabeth Doss and Lisa Laratta have
curated 14 pieces set in four walkable locations in the
Cherrywood neighborhood - featuring Sarah Saltwick,
Adam Sultan, Wiley Wiggins, Kelli Bland, and oth¬
ers, all working the theme of “Feedback.” See the
FronteraFest website for details, www.fronterafest.org.
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE Steve
Martin’s perennially popular play about a “poignant
and surreal” meeting between Albert Einstein and
Pablo Picasso in a cafe in Paris (circa 1904) is brought
to life by your friends at Present Company Theatre.
Directed by Stephanie Carll, with live music by Clifton
Tipton of BLUESQUEEZEBOX. Note: RSVP required; see
website for details. Through Feb. 15. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. Museum
of Human Achievement, Springdale & Lyons, 262/880-6982.
Donations accepted, www.presentcompanytheatre.com.
100 HEARTBREAKS Boyyyy howdy! Here’s one
hell of a shit-kickin’ musical show about aspiring country
singer Charlane Tucker who’s been hitting dive bars
across the U.S., trying to polish her act and find 100
men who will love and leave her - all to accumulate
enough “country cred” to be taken seriously in Nashville.
Written by Joanna Garner, with a fine honky-tonkin’ cast
directed by Jess Hutchinson. Bonus: Musical Director
Peter Stopschinski. Through Feb. 10. Sundays & Tuesdays,
7:30pm. Extra Valentine’s performance: Sat., Feb. 14, 7pm.
The Sahara Lounge, 1413 Webberville, 800/838-3006. $15.
www. 1 OOheartbreaks. com.
© THR3E ZISTERS See review, above. Through
Feb. 14. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. Salvage Vanguard Theater,
2803 Manor Rd., 512/474-7886. $20 and up (pay what you
wish, Thursdays), www.salvagevanguard.org.
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AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS: WAITING FOR GODOT
To be directed for City Theatre by Karen Sneed.
Email for appointment, bring headshot and resume.
Feb. 8-9. Sun., 12:30-3:30pm; Mon., 6-9pm. City Theatre,
3823-D Airport, 512/524-2870. www.citytheatreaustin.org.
COMEDY
IN THE CLUBS
CAP CITY COMEDY CLUB 8120 Research #100,
512/467-2333. www.capcitycomedy.com.
ALL’S WELL WITH MAC AND JOE That’s
Mac Blake and Joe Hafkey, of course: those Jazz
Cigarette guys, now filling each Tuesday at Cap
City with loads of talented locals - so book your
seats early. Tuesdays, 8pm. $5-9.
MIKE E. WINFIELD You ’ve seen this Winfield
on NBC’s The Office, right? Or caught him being
introduced by David Letterman? Or you somehow
just know he’s hella funny? It’s all true, and this
weekend Duncan Carson opens for him. Feb. 5-7.
Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 & 10:30pm. $10-21.
COUNTRY COOL: TRISH SUHR, KAREN
MILLS, AND LEANNE MORGAN Three
headlining comedians with Southern roots - but
necks not all that damned red - join forces to rock
your Wednesday night as only truly funny ladies
can. Wed., Feb. 11, 8pm. $15-19.
COLDTOWNE THEATER 4803-B Airport,
512/814-8696. www.coldtownetheater.com.
THIS WEEK IN COLDNESS: Check out
what’s going on in the new year, from this down-the-
Everything is Established
What's the intrepid Physical Plant visiting upon this city
now? Listen: “Two hapless servants are forced to contend
with the arrival of their master's mail-order bride - after
the master has suddenly passed away." This original com¬
edy, written and directed by Hannah Kenah, features the
ridiculously talented Lee Eddy, Michael Joplin, and
L Jeffrey Mills. (See p .32 for more.) Great waltzing
Methuselah, it's gonna be one hell of a show!
%\ Teb. 6-21, Thu.-Sat., 8pm. Off Center, 2211 Hidalgo. $12-25.
\ www.physicalplant.org.
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$$ FOR CATS This week, San Marcos
is the place. Bobcat Pride Scholarship needs
your love. Put a cool kitten through college
simply by laughing. Hysterically (see Sunday).
ON OUR GAYPAR
AFTER SOME REFLECTION Featuring
the works of Jenny Granberry, Jaelah Kuehmichel,
and Joe Sinness. Closes Sun., Feb. 8. grayDUCK
Gallery, 2213 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/826-5334.
www.grayduckgallery.com/hidden/after-some-reflection.
HAPPY HOUR WITH MS. WRIGHT The leg
endary Ms. Wright on the black & whites is a great
way to kick off your weekend. Thursdays and Fridays,
6-8pm. The Skylark Lounge, 2039 Airport. Free,
www. fb. com/theskylarklounge.
INCLUSIVELY HUMAN
AFTER-WORK SOCIAL
Legalize Human invites every¬
one, so invite your friends and
plan to make some new ones.
First Thursdays, 6:30pm. Genuine Joe
Coffeehouse, 2001 1/1/. Anderson,
www. legalizehuman. org.
OUR CHILDREN OUR
FUTURE Anti-bullying session
exploring the role of interfaith
communities in ways to mitigat¬
ing the phenom and its effects.
Welcoming Schools’ Kisha Webster
and FreedHearts Ministries’ Susan
Cottrell (author of Mom, I’m Gay ) _
lead the way. Thu., Feb. 5, 7-9pm. First
United Methodist Church, 1201 Lavaca. Free, www.hrcaustin.org.
THR3E ZISTERS A little gender twist on Mr.
Chekhov never hurt no one. p.s. The sisters?
Zombies, of course. Thu.-Sat., through Feb. 14, 8pm.
Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., 512/474-7886.
$20. www.salvagevanguard.org.
THIRST FURRSDAY Monthly array of performa¬
tive oddities with your hosts, Attic Ted and late-night
wrasslin’ w/ Jools. First Thursdays, 10pm. Chain Drive,
84 East Ave. (1-35 access road). Free.
FIRST FRIDAY LADIES’ NIGHT It s the first
First Friday of the year! Lesbutante & the Boss pres¬
ent this Warehouse District eve for the grrrlz. First
Fridays, 9pm-lam. Highland Lounge, 404 Colorado,
www. fb. com/thelesbutanteandtheboss.
PACKING THE SAXON: GINGER LEIGH BAND
Get your tickets now. Reserved seating for groups
available. Fri., Feb. 6, 9pm. Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar. $10.
www.gleigh.com.
KATE X
MESSER
The Musical
(see Saturday)
trum. Free and confidential testing
via ASA available. Sun., Feb. 8, 6-9pm.
Butterfly Bar at the Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd.
www. fb. com/tgqsocial.
DRAG OUT FUNNY! Lipstick
& ’Staches is the theme, and
lipschtick and mash-ups are
queen. All of this mayhem benefits the Bobcat Pride
Scholarship fund. Sun., Feb. 8, 8pm. The Marc,
120 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos, 512/757-5443.
themarcsm@gmail.com, www. fb. com/bobcatpridescholarship.
PLANET FABULOUS Karaoke’s grand dame is
back and at the Bear. Sundays, 9pm. The Iron Bear,
121 W. Eighth. Free, roger@theironbear.com.
UNPLUGGED #RainLIVE sponsored by therepubliq
continues with Lisa Marshall, Phil Dutra, and Johnny
Holden. Sun., Feb. 8, 9pm. Rain on 4th, 217 1/1/. Fourth. Free,
www.fb.com/phildutramusic, www.fb.com/lisamarshallmusicl,
www. fb. com/johnny.holden.3.
SUPER SUNDAYS W/ ADORE DELANO Join
special guest, Adore Delano from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Sundays, 10:30pm. Oilcan Harry’s, 211 W. Fourth. Free,
www. fb. com/adoredelanoofficial.
WOMEN VOTE Ann Rostow chats about marriage
equality. Mon., Feb. 9, 5:30-7:30pm. Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones,
512/454-2666. www. fb. com/womenvoteaustin.
HAVE YOU SEEN S.E.X. Let’s talk about sex, baby
... or actually, let’s listen to two sexperts talk about it:
Sam Killermann, M.A. and “social justice comedian,”
and Karen Rayne, Ph.D., sex educator. Fri. & Sat., Feb. 6-7,
9:30pm. El Tiempo Dance Studio, 2311 S. Congress,
512/243-5847. $15. www.haveyouseensex.com.
POO POO PLATTER: TRIXIE MATTEL
What’s the scoops? RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7
queen joins the poops. Fri., Feb. 6,10pm-2am. Elysium,
705 Red River. $12, $8 advance, www.fb.com/poopooatx,
www. fb. com/trixiemattelfanpage.
BIG GAY BRUNCH: HEARTBEATS Let
some nice, fresh-squeezed OJ wash down all that DJ
Deftone and hostess Cupcake. Sat., Feb. 7, llam-3pm.
219 West, 612 W. Sixth. $10 or less a la carte menu,
www. fb. com/abcdeevents.
WOMEN & WEALTH How do you think the Bo$$
got to be the boss? By making wise financial deci¬
sions, we bet. Come to this free session presented
by Amy Ford, Christi Dreier, and Lesbutante & the
Bo$$. Free? Now, how they gonna make any money
offa that? Sat., Feb. 7, 2pm. The Gatsby. 708 E. Sixth. Free,
www. fb. com/thelesbutanteandtheboss.
GRAMMY VIEWING PARTY Will Sia face the
audience and the music? Or just hire Lena Dunham
to play her on TV? Watch it with your pals at Rain.
Also, look out for Bobby Cook’s raffle. Sun., Feb. 8,
5pm. Rain on 4th, 217 W. Fourth, 512/494-1150. Free.
GRAMMY PARTY IN SM Come early before Drag
Out Funny (8pm at the Marc) and watch along with
friends to see who shows up in what on the red car¬
pet, then who wins what at “music’s biggest night.”
Sun., Feb. 8, 5:30pm. Stonewall Warehouse, 141 E. Hopkins,
San Marcos, www.fb.com/stonewallwarehouse.
TGQ SOCIAL-XI Find trans community and your
trans tribe all across the whole darned rainbow spec-
STONEWALL DEMOCRATS HAPPY HOUR
Mix and mingle with the Stonewall Dems and other
politically curious creatures. Second Wednesdays,
6-8:30pm. Brass House, 115-B San Jacinto,
www.stonewallaustin. org.
PRINCE OF HEARTS BY BUTTER & JAM A
Prince jam featuring Dozens’ dozens/cast of charac¬
ters. Wed., Feb. 11, 9pm. Dozen Street, 1808 E. 12th. $10
suggested donation, www.fb.com/dozenstreet.
BEDPOST CONFESSIONS MIXER Get up
close and personal with the BedPosters with a
soundtrack of MJ Torrance and DJ Kid Gorilla. Thu.,
Feb. 12. Dozen Street, 1808 E. 12th, 512/554-7508. $5.
sara@ohhenryevents.com, www.fb.com/bedpostconfessions.
HO-RIZON
JOHN WATERS AT ACL LIVE The man, the
myth, the monster who brought the steez to the
sleaze. Do not miss. Mon., Feb. 16, 8pm. ACL Live at the
Moody, 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd. $40-60. www.acl-live.com.
BENT QUEER ART SHOWCASE The main
queer art event during SXSW. Opening party: Sat., Feb.
21, 7-10pm; show runs through March. Romani Gallery,
1900 E. 12th. Free, www.fb.com/theromanigallery.
AUSTIN INTERNATIONAL DRAG FESTIVAL
Keep checking the URL for updates. Fri.-Sun., May 1-3,
2015. A variety of Downtown venues (stay tuned for details).
$99-198. www.austindragfest.org.
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FOOD | SCREENS | MUSIC ||
HUBBARD STREET
DANCE CHICAGO
Bass Concert Hall
Jan. 29
With dances by Czech choreographer
Jin Kylian and Spaniards Nacho Duato and
Alejandro Cerrudo, Hubbard Street Dance
Chicago offered what you might visualize as
a contemporary-dance “L” map: three lines,
with distinct routes, all working within the
same system and connecting at a stop called
Nederlands Dans Theater, the Dutch company
where each danced and choreographed at
some point during his career. As performed
by the youthful dynamos of Hubbard Street,
the five works displayed roots in a contempo¬
rary, grounded version of ballet (its line and
aplomb intact) and ranged from ceremonial to
intimate to absurd.
Duato, who danced at NDT before becom¬
ing director of Spain’s Compahfa Nacional de
Danza, was represented in “Gnawa,” a 2005
work for eight male-female couples. It’s one
of those ballets that depicts an invented
ritual, inviting us to reflect on the strange¬
ness of our own social rites, but in “Gnawa,”
a tribal or provincial interpretation is smartly
undercut by sophisticated costumes by
Modesto Lomba: black gowns for the women,
gold pants for the men. In Duato’s character¬
istic arrow-swift and supple movement, the
dancers offered precision as though it was
an hors d’oeuvre, passed with Champagne.
The year “Gnawa” premiered was the same
year that Cerrudo joined Hubbard Street,
after dancing with NDT2 (NDT’s troupe for
early-career dancers) and before becoming
Hubbard Street’s resident choreographer.
In his “Cloudless” (2013), Ana Lopez and
Jacqueline Burnett explored the possibilities
of eight limbs and two perceptions to music
from Nils Frahm’s album Felt, which Frahm
recorded by placing microphones inside
the piano and playing, using the damper,
late at night. The lighting remained low, but
the mood switched to jubilant for Cerrudo’s
“Pacopepepluto” (2011), a trio of inventive
solos in which men, often with bare, chiar-
road-from-that-burger-joint hotbed of comedy: Fifty
Nifty Improv from the horrors of American tourism.
Thu., 8:30pm. $5. The Hustle Show Sketch? Sketch!
Thu., 10pm. $5. Movie Riot They’re making up mov¬
ies, totally improvised, and they’re handing out
free margaritas and candy. Fri., 7pm. $5. Bad Boys,
featuring good improv by boys who are, well, not all
that socially passive, let’s say. Now with Patio Talk.
Fri., 8:30pm. $5. Stand-Up Live Good comic walks
into a bar, Danny Palumbo throws him (or her)
onstage. Fri., 10pm. $5. A Brief History of Murder
Violence-riddled, blood-soaked, homicide-friendly
comedy sketches from these perennial ColdTowne
perps. Sat., 8:30pm. $5-8. The Frank Mills and their
smart, character-driven improv, with the sketchers
of Midnight Society. Sat., 10pm. $7. Also, enjoy
the latenight antics of Highdeas Sat., 11pm. $5.
Aaaaand don’t forget the rest o’ the week, with Oh,
Science! on Sundays and Miller and Purselley on
Wednesdays and - yes, check the website!
ESTHER’S FOLLIES 525 E. Sixth, 512/320-0553.
www. esthersfollies. com.
FOLLIES IN LOVE Musical comedy skits,
magic, and a political satirical revue with the bus¬
tling backdrop of Sixth Street on view through the
stagefront window! So many rollicking send-ups in
this month’s fresh, Valentine-tinted line-up. Check
out the Republicans’ “Obamian Rhapsody,” the
oc
o
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oscuro-ed backs to the audience, bounded
and preened through Dean Martin songs.
The two works by Kylian, whose three-
decade tenure at NDT as artistic director
and resident choreographer ended in 2009,
held up as the most experimental on the
program. In “Sarabande” (1990), six men
fall from the hems of empty, hoop-skirted
gowns, which hover above the stage, and
explore, as though from an alien planet, what
it is to be men: screaming, running, panting,
and hiding inside their T-shirts. A different
kind of exploration occurs in “Falling Angels”
(1989), as eight women jut, wiggle, and slice
to Steve Reich’s “Drumming: Part 1,” play¬
ing with contained momentum. Only here did
the Hubbard Street dancers come up short
in presence, but if I began to waver, solo¬
ist Jessica Tong brought me back, her eyes
arresting with the same sharpness as the
angles of her knees, elbows, hips. I noticed,
during bows, that she was also the one
wearing the reddest lipstick. - Jonelle Seitz
“Family Feud” mishegoss of the Bushes versus the
Clintons, the spot-on send-up of Match.com and
its attendant tumblings through the ether. Bonus:
the large-scale wonders and arch antics of magi¬
cian Ray Anderson, featuring his new “Eclipse”
illusion. Reservations recommended. Thu., 8pm; Fri.-
Sat., 8 & 10pm. $25-35.
THE HIDEOUT THEATRE 617 Congress,
512/476-0473. www.hideouttheatre.com.
IT’S ... HIDEOUTRAGEOUS! Yes, the
Hideout’s been around for a while, now - but
goodgawd a mighty they’re fresher than ever: The
Threefer Three improv troupes, yes. Thu., 8pm. $5.
Free Fringe Just about anything goes, because
yes. Thu., 10pm. Free. Fancy-Pants Mashup Look
sharp, feel sharp; feel sharp, you are sharp. Fri.,
7:30pm. $5. The Big Bash Some of the best per¬
formers in town invite you to this party on the
stage. Fri., 8pm. $15. Pgraph Presents Now playing:
Parallelogramophonograph and The Intentions.
Fri., 10pm. $10. One Small Step In space everyone
can hear you improv. Sat., 6pm. $10. Wanderlust
Improvised tales of travel, love, and longing. Sat.,
8pm. $12. Maestro A whole stage-full of wild imps,
battling for victory. Always recommended, espe¬
cially if it’s your first time seeing live improv. Sat.,
10pm. $12. The Weekender Student showcases,
veteran vehicles, and more. Sun., 8pm. $5.
INSTITUTION THEATER 3708 Woodbury,
512/895-9580. www.theinstitutiontheater.com.
IT’S ... INSTITUTIONAL! Mmmmmmwah!
It’s time for the Institution’s annual LOVEFEST,
baby! Tonight: Improvised love stories, directed
by Clifton Highfield. Fri.-Sat., 8pm. Through Feb. 14.
$10 ($16 per couple). Hurly Burly The award-win¬
ning burlesque show directed by Jayme Ramsay
and Marc Majcher returns with a naturally
naughty cast for your improv titillation. Fridays,
10pm. Through March 27. $10. Monologue Jam
Competitive solo improv. Sat., Feb. 7, 10pm. Free.
Impromp-Two Improv duos, two by two. Sun., Feb.
8, 7pm. Free.
NEW MOVEMENT THEATER 616 Lavaca,
512/788-2669. www.newmovementtheater.com.
IT’S ... SUBTERRANEAN! Ah, it’s the
underground space Downtown, swarming with
improvisers and stand-up comics and so on,
and this is what they’ve got going on: Student
Union Beware, teachers! Thu., 7:30pm. Free.
Lights Up Three improv troupes! Thu., 8:30pm.
$5. Block Party Comedy open mic, hosted by
Terance McDavid and Yusef Roach. Thu., 9:30pm.
Free. Crepes Suzette In which Megan Simon
and Stephanie Pace improv their socks off. Ah,
figuratively, probably. Fri., 8pm. $5. Classified: I’m
a Monster This is sketch comedy about ... The
Mothman? That cryptozoological creature outta
West Virginia? You bet your sweet cocoon it is.
Fri., 9pm. $5-7. Plugged: Neverending Comedy
Contest Fri., 10:30pm. $5. Taken Seriously Half
sketch, half improv, all comedy. Sat., 7:30pm.
$5. Bad Example Oh man, this is some skeh-
eh-eh-etch comedy right here. Sat., 9pm. $7-10.
The Megaphone Show True stories, truthfully
told and then twisted beyond redemption. Sat.,
10:30pm. $5. And, yessss, the Opposites return
to bedevil their old Wednesday night slot! See
website for more.
VELVEETA ROOM 521 E. Sixth, 512/469-9116.
www. thevelveetaroom. com.
FRIDAY LATENIGHT Avery Moore showcas¬
es some of the best stand-ups working toward the
blue end of the spectrum. Fridays, 11pm.
CHRIS MATA Dig it : Mata’s performed at the
New York Underground Comedy Festival, Boston
Comedy Festival, Latino Laugh Festival, overseas
for the troops, and was 11pm. $10.
BUT WAIT - THERE’S MORE!
ADAM DEVINE C’mon, you know: from Comedy
Central’s Workaholics, right? And his sketch group
Mail Order Comedy, too. And a whole bunch of
other up-and-coming projects. Catch a bit of the
Devine here tonight. Tue., Feb. 10, 8pm. Paramount
Theatre, 713 Congress, 512/472-5470. $38-68.
www. austintheatre. org.
O SHIT’S GOLDEN Chris Tellez hosts this
pre-Valentine’s stand-up showcase, featuring
some of the city’s funniest comics: Maggie Maye,
Danny Palumbo, Mike Wiebe, Bryson Brown,
John Buseman, Sam Harter, Joe Staats, and Nate
Sinclair. Bonus: new video sketch from Voltaic Video
and Stag Comedy. Thu., Feb. 12, 7pm. Spider House
Ballroom, 2906 Fruth, 512/480-9562. $5 ($2, students),
www.spiderhousecafe. com.
DANCE
LOOKING FOR DANCE CLASSES? Swing?
Ballet? Tango? Pole-dancing? We’ve got a myriad of
classes listed online, all manner of schools waiting
to get your feet firmly on the floor to joyful moves.
REFUGIA UT’s Department of Theatre & Dance
presents this new work by the acclaimed Moving
Company ensemble from Minneapolis. Composed in
five chapters, Refugia explores humanity’s constant
state of passage - geographically, emotionally, and
physically, across ultimately fabricated borders. See
p.30 for more. Feb. 12-15. Thu.-Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2 &
7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. B. Iden Payne Theatre, 300 E. 23rd.
$15-25.
LA CREME DE CABARET This bimonthly hur¬
ly-burly series brings you the latest and greatest in
burlesque, comedy, dance, music, sideshow, aerial
arts, and more. Sat., Feb. 7,7 & 8:30pm. The HighBall,
1142 S. Lamar, 512/383-8309. $15-30.
www.thehighball.com.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
KAREN GOMYO The celebrated lady performs
Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor on a
312-year-old Stradivarius, and that’s not all this Peter
Bay-conducted night has in store for you. Fri.-Sat., Feb.
6-7,8pm. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside,
512/457-5100. $12-75. www.austinsymphony.org.
THAT’S AMORE: AN EARLY VALENTINE
Texas Early Music Project’s opera troupe presents
a pastiche of music from Italian operas by Cavalli,
Cesti, Handel, and Vivaldi in a rom-com created just
for our time. Oh, the passion! The jealousy! The love!
Will there be a happy ending? Feb. 7-8. Sat., 8pm; Sun.,
3pm. First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa, 512/377-6961.
$30 ($25, seniors; $5, students), www.early-music.org.
VISUAL ARTS
EVENTS
ART ON THE EDGE: THE BLANTON’S
GALA AFTERPARTY Tonight, fancy it up for a
good cause: Join Austin’s tastemakers, young profes¬
sionals, and community leaders in this lively black-tie
event celebrating the life-enhancing power of art. With
live music by Memphis Train Revue, drinks and noms, a
snazzy photobooth, and - need we add - plenty of mas¬
terful works to feast your eyes on. Sat., Feb. 7,8:30pm.
200 E. MLK, 512/475-6013. $100. www.blantonmuseum.org.
PRINTAUSTIN: PRINTEXPO Here’s the per
feet environment in which to check out Big Medium’s
“The Contemporary Print” show, as PrintAustin pres¬
ents BinFest - a sale of local prints for purchase
- live printmaking demos, product showcases, and
other events right there in the gallery-packed Canopy
compound. Sat., Feb. 7, noon-6pm. 916 Springdale,
512/289-8186. www.printaustin.org.
O WOMEN & THEIR WORK:
EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING These are
some experimental techniques that succeed with subtle,
almost eerie beauty. Intaglio printing on leaves, on feath¬
ers, on a variety of delicate ephemera? Houston-based
Ann “Sole Sister” Johnson presents and discusses
examples of her process. Recommended. Thu., Feb. 5,
6pm. 1710 Lavaca, 512/477-1064. www.womenandtheirwork.org.
OPENING
CAMIBA ART: FLOW This four-person exhibition
features art by Paul Booker, Andrea Pramuk, Nicola
Parente, and Misha Penton, who use a wide array
of materials and techniques for depictions of gliding,
drifting, trickling, seeping, swirling, sweeping, swarm¬
ing, cascading, dripping, drizzling, spilling, creeping,
blowing, billowing. Opening reception: Fri., Feb. 6, 5:30-
8:30pm. Exhibition: through March 27. 2000 E. Sixth,
www. camibaart. com.
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PUMP PROJECT: SOFT WAX New work
by Adam Crosson. Reception: Fri., Feb. 6, 7-10pm.
Exhibition: through Feb. 28. Wednesdays & Saturdays,
noon-5pm. 702 Shady, www.pumpproject.org.
WALLY WORKMAN GALLERY: PATRICK
PUCKETT New works by the popular painter, now
filling the gallery with large canvases and works
on paper in his second solo show at this elegant
Westside venue. Reception: Sat., Feb. 7, 6-8pm.
Exhibition: through Feb. 28. 1202 W. Sixth, 512/472-7428.
www. wallyworkmangallery. com.
CLOSING
BUTRIDGE GALLERY: WPA’S MULTIPLE
ORIGINALS This 19th annual exhibition from the
Women Printmakers of Austin features many dif¬
ferent printmaking styles and techniques, including
woodcuts, silkscreen, etchings, lithographs, and other
traditional print media. Through Feb. 11. 1110 Barton
Springs Rd., 512/974-4000. www.womenprintmakers.com.
GALLERY SHOAL CREEK: KOICHI
YAMAMOTO + KAREN KUNC + SARAH
AMOS Works by these three internationally
acclaimed printmakers are featured in conjunction
with that excellent program called, yes, PrintAustin.
Through Feb. 12. 2830 E. MLK, 512/477-9328.
www.galleryshoalcreek. com.
O GRAYDUCK GALLERY: AFTER SOME
REFLECTION New work in a diversity of media - by
Jenny Granberry, Jaelah Kuehmichel, and Joe Sinness
- dissecting social undercurrents, personal identities,
and cultural language. Through Feb. 8. 2213 E. Cesar Chavez,
512/826-5334. www.grayduckgaliery.com.
ONGOING
ACC KRAMER GALLERY: JIMMY
JALAPEENO This here’s a retrospective of 50
years of outstanding works by an Austin painting
legend. Recommended! Through Feb. 26.1218 West.
ART ON 5TH: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN
PRINTMAKING Featuring more than 30 prints
from six printmakers: Michael Barnes, Paula Cox,
Jesus De La Rosa, Samantha Parker Salazar, Cathy
Savage, and Ericka Walker. Through Feb. 14.
3005 S. Lamar ; 512/481-1111. www.arton5th.com.
ART.SCIENCE.GALLERY.: INS AND OUTS
That subset of the Raw Paw arts collective that’s
known as CogDut, who design and produce gorgeous
screenprints and other art like whoa? They’re fea¬
tured in this new graphic showcase of works explor¬
ing scale and interactivity between things micro
and macro in our complex universe. Bonus: in-gallery
screenprinting workshop: Sun., Feb 15 (email to register).
FROM DEEP
heart
A fundraising supper for the
South Austin Popular Culture Center.
Enjoy an evening of fun and food with
some of the folks who’ve made Austin
the wonderful and unique city it is.
THURSDAY,
FEB. 19,6*9PM
THREADGIU’S SOUTH
301 W. RIVERSIDE
fM ST EDWARD’S Mary Moody Northen Theatre
*^1 UNIVERSITY
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ARTS & CULTURE
FLATBED CONTEMPORARY PRINT FAIR
PRINT FAIR PREVIEW GALA: Friday, February 13, 6-9pm. ALL DAY PRINT FAIR: Saturday, February 14,10am-5pm.
Select preview of booths, with bites, beverages, music and live Twenty three participants exhibiting etchings, woodcuts,
Valentine relief printing. $10 donation at the door; proceeds lithographs, monotypes, and serigraphs. Ongoing hourly
benefit Print Austin. printmaking demonstrations. Free and open to the public all
day.
FLATBED PRESS AND GALLERY
2830 East M L K Blvd Austin, Texas 7 8702 5 12.477.93 28 www.flatbedpress.com
Austin Alternative
School Fair
FEBRUARY 7 th , 11 A.M. - 2 P.M
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
6TH & LAMAR, ROOFTOP PLAZA
Visit with some of Austin's most effective
educators from innovative learning
environments where children and
teens thrive. A free, family-friendly
event featuring hands-on activities
and a 1pm performance by Lucas
Miller, the Singing Zoologist.
EducationTransformationAlliance.org
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Participating
programs:
Clearview Sudbury
School
Inside Outside
School
Integrity Academy
Abrome
Toybrary Austin
Earth Native
Wilderness School
Skybridge
Academy
Creative Side
Jewelry Academy
Growing Curiosity
Radicle Roots
Community
Schoolhouse
AHB Community
School
Austin EcoSchool
WonderLab
Seeding the Future
Center
Whole Life
Learning Center
Khabele + Strong
Incubator
Progress School
NEWS
FOOD | SCREENS | MUSIC ||
Scott McCloud:
In Conversation
The acclaimed author of Understanding Comics,
Reinventing Comics, and Making Comics - not to
mention that earlier Zot! series of his - has a new
book out, called The Sculptor, and heTl be discussing
it (and sequential art in general) in an open Q&A dis¬
cussion at Austin Books. Note: as moderated by the
Chronicle’s Wayne Alan Brenner, even.
Sun., Feb. 8, 2-5pm. 5002 N. Lamar, 512/454-4197. www.austinbooks.com.
Exhibition: through Feb. 28. In the Canopy compound,
916 Springdale #102. www.artsciencegallery.com.
BIG MEDIUM: THE CONTEMPORARY
PRINT Last year’s PrintAustin show at Big Medium
is still reverberating in our memory, and this year’s
exhibition should have just as much of a positive
impact as it’s curated by Kathryn Polk and Kevin
McNamee-Tweed and features a champion’s gallery
of Austin printmakers. And, of course, it’s in the
heart of Canopy, so it’s surrounded by all sorts of
other great art to see, too. Bonus: Sa-Ten Cafe, right
there. Through Feb. 21. Tue.-Sat., noon-6pm. 916 Springdale,
www. canopyaustin. com.
E4 GALLERY: PRINT-FIRED This exhibition
features printmaking techniques in clay(!) Through
Feb. 27. 3307 E. Fourth, www.print-fired.com.
O FLATBED PRESS Peregrine Press: A Texas
Legacy More than 40 landmark works from the
acclaimed press that operated from 1981 to 1991
in Dallas. Through March 7. Outside the Lines The odd
and brilliant works of Bob Schneider and Terry Allen.
Through Feb. 10. 2830 E. MLK, 512/477-9328.
www. flatbed press, com.
FLATBED PRESS: NEW EDITIONS AND
MONOTYPES Colorful multiplate etchings, giant
woodcuts, and monotypes by Ricky Armendariz, Alice
Leora Briggs, Ann Conner, Suzi Davidoff, Annalise
Gratovich, John Greer, Jules Buck Jones, Sharon
Kopriva, and more. Through Feb. 10. 2830 E. MLK,
512/477-9328. www. flatbed press, com.
Bearded Lady:
Here and Now
Collaborative and individual works
by Brian Phillips and Tim Kerr
brighten the walls of this busy gallery.
Reception (with music by DJ Lord
Highpockets).
Sat., Feb. 7, 6-9pm. 3504 E. Fourth, 512/389-0180.
www. bearded lady. net.
LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY: BLOCK¬
BUSTER Sculpture and drawing by Arlene Shechet,
in the artist’s first solo exhibition at this tony
Downtown gallery. Through March 21. 360 Nueces #50,
512/215-4965. www.lorareynolds.com.
MACC: A TRAVES DEL TIEMPO
(TRAVELING THROUGH TIME) A retrospec
tive of Sandra C. Fernandez’s works on paper graces
the expansive walls of the Coronado Gallery. Also,
Estos Little Saint Cards: Charcoal drawings by Paul
del Bosque, in the MACC’s Community gallery. Through
April 4. 600 River, www.maccaustin.org.
MASS GALLERY: FRIENDSHIP AND
FREEDOM Group exhibition of contemporary queer
and feminist artworks by Leah DeVun, Edie Fake, and
the Nightmare City collective. 507 Calles, 512/535-4946.
www. massgallery. org.
MEXIC-ARTE MUSEUM: SELECTIONS
FROM THE CONTEMPORARY ART
COLLECTION Behold an an array of contempo¬
rary art showcasing works by Mexican, Latino, and
Latin American artists - David “Shek” Vega, Adriana
Corral, Miguel Aragon, Gil Rocha, and others - high¬
lighting a variety of mediums. Bonus: “Selections
from the Changarrito Collection: 2012-2014.”
419 Congress, 512/480-9373. www.mexic-artemuseum.org.
PHOTO METHODE GALLERY: LEFT
BANK PHOTOGRAVURES Hannah Neal uses
the same lighting techniques, materials, and tradi¬
tional processes employed by the Pictorialist and
Modernist photographers of the early 20th century
to create portraits of artists, dancers, writers, musi¬
cians, and others whose work inspires. Closing recep¬
tion: Fri., Feb. 27, 6-8pm. 2830 E. MLK, 512/477-9328.
www.photomethode.com.
RUSSELL COLLECTION: WHERE EAST
MEETS WEST Jeong-Choon Yun and Rimi Yang
blend ancient techniques with Western influences
to reveal a highly curated collection of art that goes
deeper than canvas. Paper-making demonstration:
Sat., Feb. 7, noon-2pm. Reception (RSVP): Sat., Feb.
7, 6-9pm. Exhibition: through Feb. 28. 1137 W. Sixth,
512/478-4440. www.russell-collection.com.
O SLUGFEST GALLERY:
EXTREMEZZOTINTS Prints by five mezzotint
masters. Prints that grab your eyes by the lapels and
whisper “Look, pallies, this is what ink and paper can
do. This is what your art-hungry retinae have been
jonesing to have etched on 'em forever.” Featuring
works by Sean Caulfield, Robert De Groff, Francisco
Souto, Carol Wax, and Art Werger. Through Feb. 15.
Tue.-Sat., l:30-6pm. 1906 Miriam, 512/477-7204.
www.slugfestprints. com.
SVT GALLERY: RAY DONLEY Ten enormous
and downright eerie photographs by the celebrated
master of painterly chiaroscuro fill the Salvage
Vanguard lobby walls. (Note: Buy one and all pro¬
ceeds go to the theatre, for a perfect win-win art
situation.) The exhibition’s viewable during weekend
performances - SVT’s zombified Three Zisters, for
instance - or by appointment. Through Feb. 14.
2803 Manor Rd., 512/474-7886. www.salvagevanguard.org.
TESTSITE: STEVEN TOMLINSON:
NOTEBOOKS Want to see how a relentless flood
of thoughts are organized on paper by one man
keeping a series of visually compelling notebooks?
You do, if that man is Steven Tomlinson, and you
can, because here’s a Fluent~Collaborative exhibi¬
tion, “Just Because 15.1,” displaying pages and
pages and pages of those notebooks. Through Feb. 15.
Sundays, 4-6pm. www.fluentcollab.org/testsite.
THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN:
BOOMBOX RETROSPECTIVE There are
ceramicists and then there are ceramicists. And then
there’s Brooklyn’s Tom Sachs, the ceramicists’ cerami-
cist, whose “Boombox Retrospective” of working
music-blasters is featured among his other sculptures
and installations - an interactive bodega, a piece
from his Hello Kitty series, and large-scale oratory
speakers - at TCA Downtown. Bonus: three large-
scale bronze works by Sachs on the leafy sun-shot
grounds of Laguna Gloria. Through April 19. 700 Congress,
512/453-5312. www. thecontemporaryaustin. org.
UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN:
SODBUSTER The always welcoming Umlauf plays
host to Sodbuster , San Isidro (1995), a stunning,
24-foot fiberglass sculpture by legendary artist Luis
Jimenez, presented in the context of other Jimenez
works. Through April 19. Tue.-Fri., 10am-4pm; Sat.-Sun.,
noon-4pm. 605 Robert E. Lee, 512/445-5582. $5 ($3,
seniors; $1 students), www.umlaufsculpture.org.
“SARA FRANTZ: BETWEEN BORDERLANDS
Women & Their Work, 1710 Lavaca
www.womenandtheirwork.org
Through March 19
Sara Frantz is destroying the textures of architectural creation.
She’s taking the peopled buildings that redefine what some would call a natu¬
ral landscape and she’s, in turn, redefining them : abstracting the horizontals and
verticals, the curves and material-based complexities, everything that manifests
an industrial structure, a human habitation. She’s shifting them to stark planes
of color from a rainbow palette of her own choosing. She’s reducing, often, the
illusion of three dimensions down to two. And, often, to great effect, she’s leav¬
ing these graphically simplified edifices embedded among the texture-rich, detail-
ridden chaos of the unmade world they were built in.
That’s the basic idea, anyway - and a compelling one, at that, especially
within the context of humanity’s relentless transformation of the non-human
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WALLY WORKMAN: IN HER PLACE
As if it’s not enough that the popular Workman venue
has Gordon Fowler represented in the main gallery
downstairs, now they’re opening this excellent show
of beautiful, arch, and delicately colored lithographs
from Kathryn Polk in the upstairs space. Win-win, we
think this kind of situation is called. Through Feb. 14.
1202 W. Sixth, 512/472-7428. www.wallyworkmangallery.com.
world into vessels for its own metastasizing. But these images of Frantz’s
aren’t just clever concepts, nor are they mere machine renderings of such
concepts. The artist’s hand puts tools to paper and brings the concepts to a
viewer’s sight via meticulous applications of graphite and gouache, brings a
shock of recognition on an almost uncanny-valley level: This is the machine
we’re making of the world; this is the way a machine might perceive the world.
WOMEN & THEIR WORK: BETWEEN
BORDERLANDS See review, right. Through March
19. 1710 Lavaca, 512/477-1064. www.womenandtheirwork.org.
Look, robot: Flere’s a former burger restaurant behind some trees. Behold,
android: These were once rental sheds along a rural highway. And those brightly
hued geodesic domes are ... oh, my: That’s that funeral home up there in Waco,
YARD DOG FOLK ART: JIM SHERRADEN
isn’t it?
Here’s an impressive showcase of black-and-white
and multicolored works - “Personal Woodcuts: 1983
to Present” - by this master printer from Nashville’s
Hatch Show Print. Through Feb. 28. 1510 S. Congress,
512/912-1613. www.yarddog.com.
LITERA
I tell you that this series of Frantz’s is worth scanning your optics across,
for the delight of the balance of colors and shapes, even aside from such
philosophical implications noted above.
But there are a few more things on display among these bright variations
on a theme. At least two pieces are distinct departures from the rest of the
works, as if the artist were like, “Yeah, exactly - and not only that, but check
out these visions, get a load of these skills.”
READINGS, SIGNINGS,
AND PERFORMANCES
EXPRESSIONS: FOR THE LOVE OF!
Living poets read from the works of poets passed.
Open mic follows. Sat., Feb. 7, 7pm. Baha’i Faith Center,
2215 E.M. Franklin, 512/926-8880. Admission: a dish for
the potluck at break time, or cans for the Poets Pantry.
www.austinbahai.org.
Pacific Northwest One Million is rendered in oil on canvas and is a version
of one of Frantz’s gouache abstractions - but here impressively oversized
(72” x 60”) and almost obliterated by the branches and leaves of foreground
trees, the irrepressible patterns of nature wreaking a dark, thickly pigmented
vengeance of suffocation against all those candy-colored conceits. It’s deep
and foreboding and powerful. And The Falls is simply that: a depiction of
Niagara Falls - a diptych that shows the Canadian side and the American side
of that hydrodynamic miracle. Limned in gouache and graphite on paper, yes,
A visit to Women & Their Work right now, I’m suggesting,
might be the respite you need, might strip away some of
MICHENER CENTER FOR WRITERS:
MATTHEA HARVEY The acclaimed poet reads
from her work, including If the Tabloids Are True
What Are You? and others. Thu., Feb. 12, 7:30pm. Avaya
Auditorium, Speedway & 24th.
BOOKWOMAN POETRY READING Featuring
Sarah Hackley and A. R. Rogers, with an open mic
hosted by Cindy Huyser to follow. Thu., Feb. 12, 7:15pm.
BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar Ste. 105-A, 512/472-2785.
www. ebookwoman. com.
BOOKPEOPLE:
THE WRITE UP
The ever-delightful
Owen Egerton
welcomes Suzy
Spencer - author
of the book Secret
Sex Lives - to this
latest live KUT pod¬
cast about the writ¬
ing life. Tue., Feb. 10,
7pm. BookPeople,
603 N. Lamar,
512/472-5050.
www.bookpeople.com.
RAW PAW
READING
SERIES: MIND
MAZE Hosted
by Wade Martin and A.R. Rogers, this month’s
installment features readings from Ash Smith, Joe
Brundidge/Element615, and Montsho, who will
be releasing a chapbook. Wed., Feb. 11, 7pm. Malvern
Bookstore, 613 W. 29th. www.malvernbooks.com.
MALVERN NOVEL NIGHT Author readings -
featuring Ernie Wood, from his novel One Red Thread,
and Howard A. Schwartz, from his novel Flight of the
Crow - and an open mic, and a Malvernite pimping
some serious goodness: A night of solid literary cel¬
ebration. Thu., Feb. 12, 7pm. Malvern Bookstore,
613 W. 29th. www.malvernbooks.com.
SECRET
LIVES
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Suzy Spencer
but with nothing abstracted, with no colors to distract from the superlative what modern urbanity has encrusted your overly complex
monochrome details. life with. - Wayne Alan Brenner
DAY TRIPS BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Grand Central Cafe in Kingsland has a serious past.
The former farmhouse had a starring role in the classic
slasher film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Refusing to
be pigeon-holed as a character actor, the building has
been reinvented as a fine-dining establishment.
Menu items at the cafe cover such a broad spectrum
that everyone can find something to their liking.
According to our server, the steaks are the most popular,
but the chicken and shrimp dishes are high on the favor¬
ites list. We weren’t disappointed. The wine and beer list
could include more local labels, but it’s a good selection
and no one needs to go away thirsty.
Decorated in a railroad theme, the cafe gives only a
brief nod to the horror film with T-shirts for sale. The
staircase looks like it did in the movie, but grandpa’s 2
room upstairs is now the cozy Club Car Lounge. |
Even with a restoration, the house is instantly recogniz- uj
able as the star of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Owners ^
of the Antlers Hotel moved the house to the property in g
1998 from its original location near Round Rock. MM Pack
captured the history of the old farmhouse for the movie’s
30th anniversary at austinchronicle.com/food/2003-10-31/184100.
Grand Central Cafe, 1010 King Court, is right off FM 1431 in Kingsland. The
cafe opens Wednesday through Sunday for breakfast and lunch from 8am to 2pm,
and for dinner Wednesday through Saturday from 5 to 9pm. For information, call
325/388-6022 or go to www.kingslandgrandcentral.com.
1,228th in a series. Collect them all. Day
Trips, Vol. 2, a book of “Day Trips,” is avail¬
able for $8.95, plus $3.05 for shipping,
handling, and tax. Mail to: Day Trips, PO Box
33284, South Austin, TX 78704.
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COMMUNITY
FREE HEART HEALTH CLASS Know the
numbers from your lipid profile, as well as your blood
pressure and blood sugar levels, so you know when
to skip the P Terry’s. Thu., Feb. 5, 5-7pm. Seton Medical
Center, 1201 W. 38th, 512/324-4804. Free.
www.seton.net/classes/category/cardiac.
GIBSON SREET ARTISANS MARKET
No imports here, just local, handcrafted goods, a
few food trailers, and a whole bunch of gift ideas
for your sweetheart. Fri.-Sun., Feb. 6-8, llam-5pm.
1318 S. Congress. Free.
WEAR RED FOR WOMEN The American Heart
Association encourages everyone to wear red and
challenge women to know their risks for heart dis¬
ease and live heart-healthy lives. Fri., Feb. 6.
www.austingored.heart.org.
MODERN HOME TOUR Purchase your tickets
online, or just show up to one of the many local hous¬
es that will be open to the public to promote respon¬
sible urban growth. Or just tour your dream home that
happens to be someone else’s abode. Go online for
a list of participating houses. Sat., Feb. 7,10am-5pm.
512/903-3848. $40 ($30, advance), laura@pompr.com,
www.modernhometouraustin.com.
TET FESTIVAL Presented by the Vietnamese
American Community of Austin Texas, this test has
dragon dances, fireworks, food, games, and a raffle.
Sat., Feb. 7, 10am-5pm. Cedar Ridge High School,
2801 Gattis School Rd., Round Rock, 512/481-2548. $3.
www. tetfestivalaustin. vacat. org.
12TH STREET EAST END BLACK HERI¬
TAGE FESTIVAL Celebrate Black History Month
with local vendors, products, music, performers, art,
community awards, food, and more courtesy of the
Ujamaa Community Foundation of Austin Committee.
Sat., Feb. 7,11am. Rosewood Park, 2300 Rosewood,
512/947-9066. Free, www.ujamaa-austin.org.
DIVORCE FAIR Breaking up is hard to do and these
professionals can give you solid advice. Sat., Feb. 7,
ll:30am-l:30pm. Flying Saucer, The Triangle, 46th & Guadalupe,
512/809-9816. Free, www.austindivorcefair.com.
EASTSIDE POP-UP Need to pick up a Valentine’s
Day gift, but want to do it at a place where you can
have a few drinks? Shop here for local vendors ped¬
dling all manner of art, jewelry, and other handmade
gifts. Sat., Feb. 7,12-5pm. The Grackle, 1700 E. Sixth,
512/520-8148. Free.
BOXERS C N BREWS No, not those boxers, so
put your pants on, grab your favorite furry friend, or
get ready to adopt one of the many dogs on hand.
Music, food, and fun, plus a specially designed pint
glass for the occasion! Sat., Feb. 7, 3-7pm. Rogness
Brewing Company ; 2400 Patterson Industrial Dr., Pflugerville,
512/968-1343. Free, www.austinboxerrescue.com.
RODEO AUSTIN GALA Accessorize your
black-tie duds with boots and a Stetson for a four-
course meal, drinks, and music from the Band Perry
and Two Tons of Steel. Sat., Feb. 7, 6pm. Palmer Events
Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd. $200 and up.
www.rodeoaustin.com/events/special-events/gala.
ANIMAL AID UNLIMITED FUNDRAISER
Help fund an animal sanctuary in India while belting
out some Bollywood karaoke, enjoying some drinks
and apps, and being hypnotized by Indian dancers.
Sat., Feb. 7, 7:30-10:30pm. The OffShoot, 2221 Hidalgo,
512/476-7833. $25. www.itrulycare.com/events/passage-to-
india-afundraiser-for-animal-aid-unlimited.
HEART HEALTH SCREENINGS This month is
not just about the hearts filled with chocolate, so get
yourself checked out. Call for an appointment. Sat.,
Feb. 7. Seton Medical Center, 1201 W. 38th,
512/324-2333. Free.
SHERWOOD FOREST FAIRE Get out your
corsets and chain-mail and join the fun and fantasy in
MEAL TIMES
First Plates Events
We're rolling out our annual list
of the 100 restaurants defining
Austin dining now. Meet Food
Editor Brandon Watson dur¬
ing a week of celebration
including a happy hour at the
Tigress, a launch party at ABGB,
a special menu at Contigo, a special screening at the Marchesa, and a lively Twitter chat. Full
details online. Thu., Feb. 5, through Tue., Feb. 10. austinchronicle.com/food/first-plates-events.
CENTRAL MARKET HOSTS “A CHOCO¬
LATE AFFAIR’’ Special appearances, demos, and
more. Wed. Feb. 4, through Tue., Feb 17. Central Market, all
locations, www. central market, com.
DELICIOUS MISCHIEF WITH JOHN
DEMERS Special appearance from radio host. Fri.,
Feb. 6, 6:30pm. Central Market North Cooking School, 4001
N. Lamar, 512/206-1014.
SUPPER FRIENDS: FANCIFUL INDUL¬
GENCE Fri., Feb. 6, 7-10:30pm. Swoop House, 3012
Gonzales, 512/467-6600. $65.
14TH ANNUAL VINTNER DINNER SERIES
A weekly showcase of Texas wineries. This week:
Bella Vista Ranch in Wimberley. Saturdays. Blair House,
100 W. Spoke Hill Dr., Wimberley, 512/847-1111. $70. www.
blairhouseinn. com/blog.
AUSTIN SERTOMA CLUB’S 10TH
ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST Sat, Feb.
7, 7:30am-lpm. Texas School for the Deaf, 1102 S. Congress,
512/462-5353. $6.
CHOCOLATE MAKING WITH BOB
WILLIAMSON AT THE WHEATSVILLE
CO-OP Sat., Feb. 7, l-3pm. Wheatsville Co-op South, 4001
S. Lamar. $35. www.wheatsville.coop.
BAMIX HAND BLENDER DEMO Learn how to
use the ultimate immersion blender. Sat., Feb. 7,12-2pm.
Metier Cook’s Supply, 1805 S. First, 512/276-2605.
© GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER?
Pick from one of 23 themed dinners in private
homes, and help provide hospice, housing, and sup¬
port for people living with HIV/AIDS. Sat., Feb. 7, 7pm.
TBD, 512/454-5039. $125. www.projecttransitions.org.
SECOND ANNUAL BOUCHERIE A full day
of activities including brunch, cooking demos, farm
tours, and more. Sun., Feb. 8,11am. Vintage Heart Farm,
1700 CR 332, Stockdale. $150 adults, $75 kids,
www. vintageheartfarm. com.
© INAUGURAL TEXAS TEA FESTIVAL
You’re invited to come oolong. Sun., Feb. 8, llam-5pm.
Saengerrunde Hall, 1607 San Jacinto, 512/478-1411. $12
advance, $15 at door, www.texasteafestival.com.
© ANTONELLI’S CHEESE 5TH ANNIVER¬
SARY CELEBRATION A week of cheese tast¬
ings and events. We’re in! Mon. Feb 9, through Sat., Feb
14. Antonelli’s Cheese Shop, 4220 Duval St., 512/531-9610.
www.antonellischeese.com.
CRAFT + CRAFT COCKTAILS Custom etched
glass and libations. Tue., Feb. 10, 7-9pm. W Hotel,
200 Lavaca, 512/542-3600. www.whotelaustin.com/getcrafty.
GO TO AUSTINCHRONICLE.COM/CALENDAR/FOOD FOR MORE EVENTS AND INFO
Lumberjack Off
Break out the flannel and comb your
beard because it's time to choose the
manliest of men in town. Contestants
must sign up by Mon., Feb. 9 to try
their hands at contests like keg lifting,
arm wrestling, and best burp. Flowever
the true test will be the dance off.
Wed., Feb. 11, 9pm. The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. Fourth,
512/478-6200. Free, www.scootinnaustin.com.
the medieval village with scads of performances each
day, plus food, shopping, live music, and unparalleled
people watching. Weekends, Feb. 7-March 29, lOam-dusk.
Sherwood Forest Faire, 1883 Old Hwy. 20, McDade. $20 ($10,
kids), www.sherwoodforestfaire.com.
BAZAAR BRUNCH Enjoy some brunch while you
browse locally handmade goodies. Sun., Feb. 8,10am-
3pm. Bouldin Creek Cafe, 1900 S. First, 512/416-1601. Free,
www.bouldincreek. com.
HOOKED ON MUELLER Texas Park & Wildlife
are dropping 2,000 rainbow trout into Mueller Lake, so
come down and try to catch some! There will be chefs
on hand to tell how best to cook ’em up. Sun., Feb. 8,
lOam-noon. Mueller Lake Park, 1829 Simond, 512/344-2033.
Free. www. fb.com/events/765249583544729.
THE AUSTIN FLEA Browse for handmade and
vintage wearables and gifts for Valentine’s Day. Sun.,
Feb. 8, llam-5pm. The HighBall, 1142 S. Lamar,
512/383-8309. Free, www.austinflea.net.
DARWIN DAY CELEBRATION Charles
Darwin, famous for tagging Jesus-fish bumper stick¬
ers all over America, celebrates another birthday with
speakers, exhibits, and more. Sun., Feb. 8,12-5pm. J.J.
Pickle Research Campus, Commons Center, 10100 Burnet Rd.
Free, www.cfi-austin.org/index.php/special-events/darwin-day.
FREE TRAVEL CLASS: GREECE Learn how
to get the most of your Mediterranean vacation as
experts share tips on transportation, safety, technol¬
ogy, and more. Tue., Feb. 10, 6:30pm. REI, 601 N. Lamar,
512/444-2294. Free, www.hiusa.org/austin/calendar.
GUIDING YOUR CHILD THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL This four-week class by J.C. Shakespeare
discusses helping kids through the trying teenage years.
Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm; through Feb. 24. Westlake High School,
4100 Westbank, 512/626-3450. $130. www.jcshakespeare.com.
MYSTICISM & SEXUALITY TALK Grant
Potts, Ph.D., department chair of philosophy, religion
and humanities gives a talk on sexual symbolism and
mysticism. Tue., Feb. 10, 7-9pm. Austin Community College
Eastview Campus, 3401 Webberville Rd., 512/223-3352. Free.
www.austincc.edu/ah/index.php.
INVENTORS SPEED PITCH Do you have a
great new product or invention that you think America
can’t live without? You’ll have one minute to pitch
your idea to a panel of “executives.” Wed., Feb. 11, 9am-
noon. Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress,
201/498-1600. Free, www.topdogdirect.com.
NERD NITE Another month, another nerd-out with
some of Austin’s geekiest. This installment features
discussions on city civics with the Austin Monitor.
Wed., Feb. 11, 7pm. The North Door, 502 Brushy,
512/485-3070. Free, www.thenorthdoor.com.
AUSTIN INTERNATIONAL TRIVIA NIGHT
Show off your smarts in categories like current
affairs, geography, and more while helping to send
students to the Academic World Quest competition in
Washington, D.C. Open to high school students and
adults. Thu., Feb. 12, 6:30-9pm. Austin International School,
12001 Oak Knoll, 512/331-7806. $10. www.wacaustin.org.
WOMEN’S WORKSHOP WITH MARIPOSA
PATHWAY An evening of creativity and inspira¬
tion, as women gather to focus and envision goals in
a positive environment. Thu., Feb. 12, 6:30pm. Women’s
Community Center of Central Texas, 1704 San Antonio St.
$10. www.mariposapathway.org.
AUSTIN RV EXPO Time to start planning your
next cross-country vacation in the deluxe, supersized
RV of your dreams. Feb. 12-15. Thu., noon-8pm; Fri.-Sat.,
10am-8pm; Sun., 10am-5pm. Austin Convention Center,
500 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/366-7135. $8 ($4, kids),
www.austinrvexpo. com.
FREE TAX PREPARATION Foundation
Communities lend a hand to your annual return.
Service is open to individuals and families who make
less than $50,000 annually. List of locations and
hours available online. Various locations. Free,
www. communitytaxcenters. org.
SPORTS
THE MAIN EVENT
AUSTIN SPURS Vs. Grand Rapids Drive. Feb. 6, Feb.
7, 7:30pm. Cedar Park Center, 2100 Avenue of the Stars, Cedar
Park, 512/600-5000. $5-50. www.nba.com/dleague/austin.
THE HOME TEAMS
TEXAS STARS Vs. San Antonio: Thu., Feb. 5, 7:30pm
and Tue., Feb. 10, 7:30pm; vs. Oklahoma City: Sun., Feb. 8,
5pm. Cedar Park Center, 2100 Avenue of the Stars, Cedar Park,
512/600-5000. $15-80. www.texasstarshockey.com.
UT MEN’S BASKETBALL Vs. Texas Christian
University. Wed., Feb. 11, 7pm. Frank Erwin Center,
1701 Red River, 512/471-7744. $6-25. www.texassports.com.
ST. EDWARD’S MEN’S BASKETBALL Vs.
Dallas Baptist. Sat., Feb. 7, 2pm. Recreation and Convocation
Center, 3001 S. Congress. $5. www.athletics.stedwards.edu.
UT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Vs. Baylor.
Sun., Feb. 8, lpm. Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River,
512/471-7744. $4-12. www.texassports.com.
ST. EDWARD’S BASEBALL Vs. Lindenwood.
Sat., Feb. 7, noon. Lucian-Hamilton Field, 3001 S. Congress.
Free, www.athletics.stedwards.edu.
UT TENNIS The UT men’s squad takes on Rice.
Sun., Feb. 8, lpm. The Edgar 0. and Melanie A. Weller Tennis
Center, 2200 University Club Dr. (at the UT Golf Club). Free,
www. texassports. com.
RECREATION & FITNESS
POLAR PLUNGE Oh. go jump in a lake! Proceeds
benefit the YMCA. Awards provided for best jump,
longest swim, and there will be hot chocolate to
warm you up (that is if it’s actually cold outside). Sat.,
Feb. 7, lpm. Bastrop State Park, 3005 Hwy 21 E., Bastrop,
512/321-9622. $10 donation, www.bastropymca.org.
KIDS
MONET & ME ART CLASS Get your child
interested in art with this six-week course that covers
art history, painting, sculpture, and more. Tuesdays &
Thursdays, through Feb. 26, 2-5pm. St. Michael’s Episcopal
Church, 6317 W. Bee Caves Rd., 601/942-0303. $150.
www.monetandme.com.
TIE-DYE FRIDAY Come make a heart-shaped
shirt just in time for Valentine’s Day. Call ahead to
give shirt sizes and arrival time. Fri., Feb. 6, 3-7pm. Art
Garage, 11190 Circle Dr., 512/852-9900. $16 per shirt,
www. theartgarageaustin. com.
PANCHO RABBIT AND THE COYOTE Based
on the book by Duncan Tonatiuh, Pancho goes on a
quest to search for his father with an untrustworthy
coyote as his guide. Saturdays (11am) & Sundays
(2pm); through March 1. Scottish Rite Theater ; 207 W. 18th,
512/472-5436. $12 (kids, $8). www.scottishritetheater.org.
FUMP FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL Your kids
are never too young to be indoctrinated into the cult
of live music. The Que Pastas, Fley Lollies, and more
soundtrack a day of games, crafts, and fun. Sat., Feb.
7, lOam-lpm. 1300 Lavaca St., 512/478-5709. $10.
preschool@fumcaustin.org, www.fumpmusicfest. com.
TEXAS WILDLIFE DAY There will be activities
for the family hosted by local naturalists and topics
ranging from bats to badgers. Sat., Feb. 7,10am-4pm.
Texas Memorial Museum, 2400 Trinity, 512/471-1604. Free.
www.utexas.edu/tmm/events/wildlifeday/index.html.
FRIEND FEST This family event involves arts
and crafts, live music, and cookies. Cookies, people!
Sat., Feb. 7, l-3pm. Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar,
512/442-8773. Free, www.creativeaction.org.
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THE MAGIC FLYING SCHOOL BUS Science
has never been this much fun as you and your kids
embark on a journey of discovery and fun. From
outer space to the ocean floor, each week holds a
new, interactive adventure. Sundays through Feb. 22,
2pm. The Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress, 512/476-0473. $5.
512/443-3688, www.hideouttheatre.com.
OUT OF TOWN
COWBOY MARDI GRAS Features Cajun music
and food along with costume contests, parades, and
lots of fun. Thu.-Sat., Feb. 5-7.11th Street Cowboy Bar,
Bandera, 830/796-4849. www.llthstreetcowboybar.com.
EDDIE DURHAM JAZZ CELEBRATION
AND HILL COUNTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL
Regional and international musicians will come together
for two days of paying tribute to the renowned guitarist
and enjoying big bands and combos. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 6-7.
Texas State University, San Marcos, www.txstate.edu/jazzstudies.
FIND YOUR STOKE The ranch is open for
visitors all weekend, but on Saturday the new own¬
ers host artists with refreshments as the sun sets
behind the hills. Fri.-Sun., Feb. 6-8. Sculpture Ranch,
Johnson City, 830/868-5244. Free, www.sculptureranch.com.
MARDI GRAS The oldest Fat Tuesday celebration
in Texas features parades, parties, music, and food
over a 10-day period leading up to Mardi Gras. Fri.-
Tues., Feb. 6-17. Galveston, 409/770-0999.
www. mardigrasgalveston. com.
WINE LOVERS’ TRAIL Visit selected Hill
Country wineries for special events, free wine tast¬
ings, and a commemorative box of chocolates. Fri.-
Sun., Feb. 6-22. Fredericksburg, 872/216-9463. $60 per
couple, www. texaswinetrail. com.
HOT RODS AND HATTERS CAR SHOW
This car show features all makes and models plus
three bands, and lots of vendors. Proceeds go to
local charities. Sat. Feb. 7, 8am-6pm. Lockhart,
512/657-4616. Free, www.fb.com/hotrodsandhatters.
SOCCER WATCH BY NICK BARBARO
Lots of Austin Aztex news
this week, as we’re just a
week away from the ATX Pro
Challenge preseason tourna¬
ment, which will bring three
MLS teams to UT’s Myers
Stadium (Friday and Sunday,
Feb. 13 & 15; tickets
on sale at all Austin
H-E-B stores, or see
www.austinaztex.com).
Most notably, USL
PRO unveiled their
season schedule
Monday: The Aztex
play a 28-game sched¬
ule, all against their
rivals in the 12-team
Western Conference. The regular season will open Saturday, March 28, and run through
Sept. 20, with 11 of the 14 home games played on a Saturday, and all home games kick¬
ing off at 8pm at House Park. Seven of the first 10 games will be played at home, where
the Aztex have been 20-3-3 in their three years in USL PDL. The Aztex host the Colorado
Springs Switchbacks for their season opener and pro debut, one of four times those two
face each other during the season.
The Aztex officially started their preseason training this week, after announcing several
more signings, including returning veteran Leone Cruz in defense, and Gregory
Mulamba, a powerful South African midfielder who’s played against the Aztex a number of
times for his former team, the Laredo Heat. At this point, the announced 16-player roster
includes two goalkeepers and seven proven defenders, but remains thin up front. Expect
more names to be added imminently, if not sooner.
Former Austin Aztex standout Kalen Ryden
will be on the visitors bench next weekend
as the Columbus Crew join DC United and
FC Dallas in the Aztex’s preseason ATX Pro
Challenge tournament.
There are a couple of big English derbies on the TV schedule this weekend: North
London’s Arsenal at Spurs, 6:45am Saturday on NBCSN, followed by Liverpool at
Everton at 11:30 on NBC... Then on Sunday it’s the U.S. national teams on ESPN: The
women start World Cup preparations for real, playing France at 11am, followed by the men
taking on Panama at 3pm.
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An Actress Plays Herself
in the Role of a Lifetime
AFS DOC NIGHTS: ACTRESS byAnneS.Lewis
Filmmaker Robert Greene found himself in
the midst of an irresistible creative conver¬
gence. From his catbird seat as next-door
neighbor and friend to the actor Brandy Burre
(formerly of The Wire), he’d watched her
struggle with the predictable identity issues
that happen when a working actor transitions
to suburban mom. Then her relationship with
Tim, the father of her two children, blew up,
forcing her to retool for re-entering the work¬
ing actor’s world. Perfect material for Greene,
who’d long been keen to make a film that
explored the relationship between “acting”
and “being yourself” in a documentary.
“What basically happened,” he says, “was
that my formal ideas about the roles we play
happened to match the internal struggle
Brandy was just about to turn into a very
external struggle, and I just happened to
have my cameras rolling, perhaps egging her
on - or at least finding visual ways to help
her express her tumult.” Voila. Actress turned
out to be a highly constructed, stylized scoff-
law of a doc, at once transparent and opaque
- Was Brandy acting for the camera? - with
an essence-nailing, double-whammy of a title.
Austin Chronicle: Please describe your film.
Robert Greene: What gives the film its pecu¬
liar vibe is that so much is totally traditional
in terms of Maysles-like [fly-on-the-wall]
observation, but because we set you up to
distrust the authenticity of everything you
see, the viewer is made to question things
that are clearly happening and real.
Motivations and emotions then become more
complex, and everything has this vague ambi¬
guity, which I think illuminates Brandy’s expe¬
rience in an interesting way. But to me these
techniques are more truthful, not less. I real¬
ly don’t mind bending or breaking any and all
rules, but with a story like this and the real
experiences of people so close to me being
portrayed, this was not the film to simply
“break the rules” with. I wanted all the weird
contradictions, inherent manipulations, and
inevitable distortions of the documentary pro¬
cess to be visible, but it also was an excel¬
lent vehicle for exploring the complex person
I had in front of the camera. In the end, the
film is about the roles we play and how we
can get trapped when we simply perform the
black-and-white version of ourselves that
society sometimes demands.
Some have described the film as a documen¬
tary/fiction hybrid but I like to think of it as the
most honest documentary of the year. Sure, I’m
very interested in film language and how
modes of storytelling register to audiences. I
think I saw Brandy’s story as a kind of real-life
melodrama - she’s a very theatrical person, as
are many performers - and so at some point I
started to think of the film as a Douglas Sirk-
like observational documentary. There’s a lot of
contradiction in there, of course, but to me this
kind of mixing of the hyper-expressive and the
observational lets us get at some other kinds
of truths. Also, I think many questions people
have when they sit down and watch a nonfiction
film - Why are they allowing such intimacy?
Who is exploiting whom? Flow is the director
manipulating the scenes? - these are often hid¬
den in documentaries and we just happen to
be reveling in them, turning the contradictions
and all the thorny questions into part of the
story (without me explicitly onscreen).
AC: Did you worry about making a film about
friends?
RG: I was very worried, and I continue to be. I
didn’t have Brandy or Tim sign release forms
until they watched the film. ... Tim still doesn’t
like to talk about the film. Brandy loves it. ■
Actress screens Wed., Feb. 11, 7:30pm,
at the Marchesa Hall & Theatre, and will be
followed by a Skype interview with the director.
:( Help!
I am a grad student and
consider myself a proud femi¬
nist. Lately I've been getting
into a lot of arguments on
Facebook about a topic I feel
strongly about, where many
feminists disagree with me. I
would name the topic, but then
I'd be compelled to write literal¬
ly 1,000 words about it.
The person I’ve been argu¬
ing with most recently is a col¬
league. I couldn’t resist com¬
menting on her Facebook wall
when she posted what I consider to be an
ignorant article. Suffice it to say, this did not
go well. How do I stick up for what I believe in
without alienating people? Or getting dragged
into 40-comment-long threads that swallow
hours of my life and involve more and more
insanely specific research to keep up with?
- Do I Seem Like I Know Everything?!
No one likes to admit they’re wrong in pub¬
lic, DISLIKE, especially not in front of every¬
one they know. That’s what you’re asking your
colleague to do when you pick a fight on her
Facebook wall. Take a good, long look in the
mirror and ask yourself which you would rath¬
er correct: A) the person or B) the argument
she’s making.
If you really think the colleague is out of
line and needs some negative feedback in
the form of comment-thread angst, go ahead
and tattoo her wall with virtual graffiti. But
realize that the bombs you throw will likely
blow up in your face, too, in the form of the
alienation and lost time you describe. Better,
we think, to agree to disagree in public.
Maybe later you can approach her privately,
where the stakes are lower and your respect
for her is clearer, and try to see eye-to-eye.
If your deeper concern is that her argument
is wrong, then be strategic. Your acronym,
DISLIKE, points to an important natural law of
Facebook. Some things are just not possible
there, due to the architecture of the site.
“Disliking” a post is one. Successfully defend¬
ing an unpopular position on the hostile terri¬
tory of someone else’s wall is another.
If you truly believe in your argument, look
beyond her wall. Try old-fashioned, offline
ways of getting involved with and organizing
on behalf of your pet issue. In the online
sphere, you have other options too. The obvi¬
ous one is to make your argument on your
own wall. We know how frustrating it can be
to see your colleague rack up the “likes”
while your posts languish. But that doesn’t
mean you’re failing to convince people. It just
means that your argument is less popular to
begin with. Slow and steady wins the race.
Elsewhere on the Internet, if you don’t
mind going toe-to-toe with opposing argu¬
ments and evidence, Genius.com is beta-test¬
ing an innovative product that allows users to
annotate passages of controversial online
articles. Annotations can be up-voted and
down-voted, and expert voices are highlight¬
ed. We’ll see if it catches on and works as
intended, but it’s a worthy effort to supplant
Facebook - a platform built to encourage con¬
sensus and impede dissent and “dislikes” -
as many Americans’ primary online venue for
substantive political debate. :) HD
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MUSIC ||
Bigger and Better
The Bullock Museum IMAX Theatre completes digital
conversion
BY JOSH KUPECK
When the Bullock Texas State History
Museum announced last month that they
were temporarily closing their IMAX theatre
to switch to digital projectors, it didn’t come
as much of a surprise. Back in 2013, IMAX
CEO Richard Gelfond outlined a plan to con¬
vert theatres around the country, and now
it’s Bullock’s turn. Going away are the mas¬
sive 70mm film projectors, making way for a
state-of-the-art dual digital IMAX projection
system, complete with an all-new sound sys¬
tem and screen. What does this mean for
you, film enthusiast? Well, say goodbye to
IMAX 70mm, but say hello to a much more
robust slate of films at the Bullock.
“It comes down to distribution,” says
Josh Jacobs, the recently appointed director
of film and theatre for the Bullock Museum.
“Last year the only feature films available
to us were The Hobbit: The Desolation of
Smaug and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.
So we went the entire year without a fea¬
ture. The latest Hobbit film [The Battle of
the Five Armies ] wasn’t even available on
70mm. It was digital only. That’s how it’s
going to keep going. So to remain capable
of showing anything we had to go digital.”
It’s a move that makes financial sense for
the museum, and with the ability to not be
locked down to a single format, patrons will
have a lot more options and the Bullock
IMAX will be able to show a wider range of
content. And while Jacobs laments the loss
of the analog IMAX 70mm format, to remain
a viable theatre in this town, it was a change
that had to happen.
Jacobs comes to the position after seven
years as the director of the Alamo
Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow, where he
and his crew set up outdoor theatres for
Movies in the Park, the Long Center’s
Sound & Cinema, the Marfa Film Festival,
and countless other events. He says his time
with the Rolling Roadshow prepared him
for this new gig. “I think the biggest thing
I’m bringing from the Roadshow is the abil¬
ity to think on my feet. It’s the ability to
have a solid plan and execute it. You’ve got
a thousand people coming out for a show,
and they’re all staring at the back of your
head. You’re not hiding in a booth some¬
where. You’ve got all eyes on you if some¬
thing goes down. I definitely learned stress
management from those days.”
Along with chief projectionist David
Ripper and his team of technicians, Jacobs
hustled to get the $150,000 conversion set
up in record time. “We actually had to
knock a hole in the back of the building to
be able to get the new screen inside the
theatre.” That screen, the biggest in Texas
at 65-by-85 feet - as certified by the Giant
Screen Cinema Association (yes, that’s a
real thing) - will soon be showing more than
just one new release a year. “The ability to
have IMAX films, first-run films from the
studios, repertory films, and live-streaming
events such as concerts and opera is excit¬
ing. There are so many directions we can go
with this.”
One of the films Jacobs is especially
excited about is “Dark Universe,” a docu¬
mentary created by the American Museum
of Natural History that illuminates the cos¬
mic mysteries of dark matter and dark
energy, narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, z
“Prior to going digital, there would be no 2
way to screen this. But the museum was |
able to create a DCP of the film and send it i
over to us so we can show it.” “Dark °
Universe” is currently playing at the theatre
through Feb. 12, and the Hollywood space
opera Jupiter Ascending, by Lana and Andy
Wachowski, opens this Friday, Feb. 6, which
will be followed by Insurgent in March.
Jacobs also hopes to expand on the
Bullock’s existing programs, such as the
ongoing B Movies and Bad History series
(recently partnered with the Texas Archive
of the Moving Image) and the Music Under
the Star series of concerts. He’s reaching
out to various music bookers to bring in new
acts and hopes to utilize the intimate 200-
seat Texas Spirit Theater as a music venue.
He wants to facilitate partnerships with the
Austin Film Society and continue relations
with the Austin Film Festival, which regu¬
larly screens its Made in Texas series there.
It’s all under the brand Texas Focus, and
ideally it would be a monthly series of films
that highlight the Lone Star State’s contri¬
butions to cinema, as well as workshops and
lecture series with filmmakers as well. He
wants the museum and theatre to not just
be about showing films,
but supporting folks who
aspire to become film¬
makers, helping connect
them to the resources
they need to thrive.
As to claims that this is
one more death rattle sig¬
naling the end of film
projection, Jacobs isn’t
too concerned, although
he has had discussions
about it. “They’re mostly
friends that are part of
the film community, but
I’m not hearing a lot from the average mov¬
iegoer. But it’s filmmakers, cinephiles, and
film enthusiasts. They’re the ones that care.
They’re the ones that seek out those film
screenings where they know there’s a pris¬
tine print being shown. There are a lot of
folks who are sad that the 70mm is going
away. But really, it’s something we can’t
stop. If I had unlimited resources, I would
keep the film projectors and we would do
both. So when Christopher Nolan or Paul
Thomas Anderson put out a film, we could
show it. But realistically and financially, that
doesn’t work. So we have to do what’s best
for the museum. One of the benefits to the
conversion is that as we’re able to offer more
content, that’s bringing in more revenue to
the museum. And that’s not just for the
IMAX, that goes to the museum as a whole.
So we get to have more funds to bring in bet¬
ter exhibits.”
“People can go to the Alamo Ritz and see
a stellar 70mm presentation. So it’s not like
we’re starved for that in Austin, and that’s
why I wasn’t as broken up to see IMAX
70mm go. Digital makes sense for us. I’ll still
go see 70mm films in Austin, but we have a
massive 65-by-85 foot screen that we want to
make the best use of and get as much great
programming on to that screen as we can,
rather than just watching it sit there, waiting
for the next Christopher Nolan film.”
The transition to digital is the next logical
step for the theatre, which hopes to further
convert to next-genera¬
tion laser projectors in a
year or two. “We’ve been
seeing this happening for
10 years,” Jacobs says.
“The technology keeps
changing so rapidly. Up
until a decade ago, it was
same technology we’ve
had since the 19th centu¬
ry. There have been
upgrades to it, but it’s
still just a gate, film, and
a light source. I’m curi¬
ous to see where this
stops. When do we hit that point where we
say, ‘Okay, we’ve planed out and this is
what the cinematic experience is’? Until we
get there, it’s going to keep changing, and
the industry is going to follow whatever is
happening. So we either stick with Betamax
or go with VHS.” ■
The Bullock Museum IMAX Theatre is located
at 1800 Congress. For showtimes,
see www.thestoryoftexas.com.
“The ability to have
IMAX films, first-
run films from the
studios, repertory
films, and live-
streaming events
such as concerts and
opera is exciting.”
- Josh Jacobs
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FILM LISTINGS
Desperate Living
Marion Cotillard works without a net
BY JOSH KUPECK
For the past 18 years and over the course
of six feature films, Belgian filmmaking
brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have
carefully chronicled the lives of the underprivi¬
leged, the unemployed, and the lost souls
who invariably get discarded, as modernity
and capitalism move inexorably forward in a
society that neither cares for nor wants any¬
thing to do with them. These stories of aban¬
doned children, undocumented immigrants,
and people pushed to the margins of
society have wowed critics (two Palme
d’Ors, putting them in rare company)
and influenced more than a few direc¬
tors (paging Darren Aronofsky), but
apart from the arthouse crowd,
their films have not made much
of an impact here in the States.
So does recruiting international
movie star Marion Cotillard for
their new film mark an attempt
to break into the mainstream?
I’d hazard that it was probably a
producer’s call, but the resulting
film is an exceptionally crafted
drama, anchored by the brothers’ mastery of
their skills and Cotillard’s breathtaking perfor¬
mance.
Cotillard is Sandra, a working-class mother
employed at a solar panel manufacturing com¬
pany in a Belgian town, who, upon returning to
work after a leave of absence due to a bout
of depression, is told she’s been sacked. In
her absence, and under questionable circum¬
stances, Sandra’s coworkers have voted to cut
up her salary as a substantial bonus for them
instead of keeping her on as an employee.
After pleading with her boss, she is given the
weekend to convince her fellow coworkers to
keep her on, with a new vote to occur Monday
morning. Hence the title and hence what fol¬
lows, as we see Sandra go from employee to
employee, trying to convince them that they
should choose her over the money all of them
so desperately need. Aided by her endlessly
supportive husband (Rongione, equally amaz¬
ing, and thankfully not a pushover), we watch
Sandra undertake this emotionally crippling
task, and at the same time learn about
the precarious financial instability of the
people with whom she works.
Sounds tedious on paper, I know.
But the Dardenne brothers have made
a compelling film about an ethical
dilemma that evokes a moralism
that most filmmakers would give
their eyeteeth to capture a frac¬
tion of. Halfway through the film
you realize that maybe Sandra
shouldn’t get her job back, and
that her campaigning is causing
more harm than good. This recog¬
nition evokes the heartbreaking
futility of Sandra’s situation in the broader
sense of society as a whole. Are we all just
cogs in a wheel, ever-replaceable and ever-
disposable? The Dardenne brothers make
that case, and then deftly subvert it. A tour
de force for Cotillard (who is in practically
every frame) and another feather in the cap
for freres Dardenne, Two Days, One Night is
contemporary social realism at its finest,
portraying the complicated moral landscape
we’re constantly navigating and the difficult
decisions this modern world has invariably
wrought.
NEW REVIEWS
© THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY
D: Peter Strickland; with Chiara D’Anna, Sidse Babett Knudsen,
Fatma Mohamed, Eugenia Caruso, Kata Bartsch, Monica Swinn.
(NR, 104 min.)
Human relationships are by nature unpre¬
dictable, anarchic, and subject to all sorts of
cracks, frays, rendings, and endings. So too, it
turns out, are the romantic foibles of those who
would corset their emotions (thereby freeing
them) in bondage and domination role-playing.
The Duke of Burgundy plays around with roles,
all right, often beautifully so, but it also con¬
tains echoes of the traditional romantic com¬
edy. Secretary this isn’t, however. The third fea¬
ture from UK director Strickland hearkens back
to the glory days of Eurosleaze sexploitation
cinema of Jess Franco and Jean Rollin. It even
features the Belgian actress Monica Swinn, a
regular in both auteurs’ companies. As an hom¬
age, it’s visually and thematically gratifying, and
on its own merits it’s scarily effective as well.
Set in an unnamed country estate sometime
in the past (or possibly an elaborate, fantasy
re-creation of the past, we’re never quite cer¬
tain), Strickland’s film is a character study
of mistress-and-servant lesbian role-playing.
Knudsen is Cynthia, the stern and headmis-
tress-like employer of the younger “maidser¬
vant” Evelyn (D’Anna). Dominant Cynthia and
submissive Evelyn while away the hours in per¬
fect harmony, or so it at first appears. When
not having her boots or her bum polished by
Evelyn, Cynthia attends entomological lectures
and adds to her lepidopterist’s collection. It
doesn’t take a Freud to discern the similarity
between the pinned yet fragile stasis of all
those moths and butterflies in their airtight dis¬
play cases and the relationship of Cynthia and
Evelyn. Evelyn yearns to be sealed up within a
coffin-like box beneath Cynthia’s bed, even as
Cynthia’s stringent self-discipline shows signs
of cracking at the seams (not unlike the dread¬
ed runs in her pantyhose.) The pair even work
from a set of tightly scripted cards, reminding
themselves exactly what to say, do, and be.
The question hanging in the air is: Who is
OPENINGS
The Duke of Burgundy (NR)
Goodbye to Language (NR)
Jupiter Ascending (PG-13)
Maiii Malli Idhi Rani Roju (NR)
Mommy (R)
Seventh Son (PG-13)
Shamitabh (NR)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water (NR)
Two Days, One Night (PG-13)
RATINGS
★★★★★
As perfect as a movie can be
★★★★
Slightly flawed,
but excellent nonetheless
★★★
Has its good points,
and its bad points
★★
Mediocre, but with one
or two bright spots
★
Poor, without any saving graces
%
La bomba
^ ©
Recommended
TWO DAYS,
ONE NIGHT
D: Jean-Pierre Dardenne,
Luc Dardenne; with Marion
Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione,
Catherine Salee, Christelle
Cornil, Olivier Gourmet. (PG-13,
95 min., subtitled)
★★★★
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really the dom and who is the sub?
Strickland’s previous feature, the excellent
psychological study Berberian Sound Studio,
also mined niche territory. That film used the
audiovisual tropes, specifically the auditory
ones, of Italian horror films of the Seventies
and Eighties to create a remarkable portrait
of a solitary sound engineer coming unglued.
The Duke of Burgundy doubles down on the
genre conventions and ends up being all the
better for it. That’s thanks in large part to the
score by the UK group Cat’s Eye, the two flaw¬
less lead performances, and cinematographer
Nicholas D. Knowland’s keen eye for creating
a more-than-acceptable simulacrum of Franco
and Rolin’s hallucinatory, dreamlike vibes.
Unlike those two directors, Strickland gets
away with it all sans explicit sex or even much
nudity. After all, everyone knows it’s better to
leave a little something to the imagination.
- Marc Savlov
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© GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE
D: Jean-Luc Godard; with HeloTse Godet, Kamel Abdeli, Richard
Chevallier, Zoe Bruneau, Christian Gregori, Jessica Erickson.
(NR, 70 min., subtitled)
Cinema’s oldest enfant terrible, Jean-Luc
Godard, has made his most accessible film in
a decade or more - and it’s in 3-D, no less -
indicating that the irascible cineaste remains
an active film explorer. Goodbye to Language
is the kind of cinematic essay that Godard
has come to specialize in; it’s really a mon¬
tage of thoughts, aphorisms, and images, and
not a story, although there are some consis¬
tent characters (often naked - and how bet¬
ter to hold our interest in their philosophical
queries?) and one dog. Godard is still shoot¬
ing in digital video, but in addition to the 3-D,
he ratchets up the camera’s color saturation,
among other effects like superimpositions
and sound distortions, to create realities that
often look artificial and appear to exist in mul¬
tiple planes. Similarly, Godard uses written
words onscreen but often obscures our ability
to fully read what they say. Despite all the
film’s artifice, however, numerous shots exude
the lyricism of an ode to nature. Literature,
art, politics, old movies - all the director’s
familiar tropes - flit by in shots that are usu¬
ally no more than a few seconds long. If this
sounds like your idea of hell, I’m not about
to convince you otherwise, but if this kind of
synaptic brainstorm sounds like an invigorat¬
ing cinematic experience, I’m here to tell you
that watching Goodbye to Language on a big
screen will be 70 minutes well spent.
- Marjorie Baumgarten
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JUPITER ASCENDING
D: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski; with Mila Kunis, Channing
Tatum, Sean Bean, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Tuppence
Middleton, James D’Arcy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. (PG-13,127 min.)
Lana and Andy Wachowski, directors/
writers/fabuIators of the Matrix trilogy and
Cloud Atlas return with an old-fashioned
space opera that borrows heavily from the
likes of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of
Mars novels and cartoonist Alex Raymond’s
Thirties-era Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon.
Visually, it’s a flat-out stunner - I didn’t see
it on an IMAX screen, but you should - which
is pretty much a given with the Wachowskis’
On Tuesday, SXSW Film announced 145
films from its 2015 slate (still to come: mid¬
night features, shorts, and the usual late
additions). Of special interest this year are
the bulked-up narrative and documentary
competition fields - 10 films per category, up
from the traditional eight - and the expan¬
sion of two 2014 innovations, the SXsports
and TV-specific Episodics tracks.
Top to bottom, it’s a pretty stellar-looking
lineup for the 2015 Fest, which runs March
12-21. There are the big projects from bold¬
faced names, like the work-in-progress pre¬
miere of Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer’s
collaboration Trainwreck and Headliner screen¬
ings like Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs: The Man
in the Machine, the Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart
prison-bound comedy Get Hard, and action-
comedy Spy, Paul Feig’s third film with future
Ghostbuster Melissa McCarthy. Also lined
up: a retrospective screening of The Road
Warrior (aka Mad Max 2) with director George
Miller in attendance for a Q&A. It’s worth
pointing out that Miller’s Mad Max reboot with
Tom Hardy opens May 15, so let’s all start
wildly speculating now if this means SXSW
audiences will get a first look at the new pic.
But the majority of the programming is
devoted to less starry stuff - exciting new
works in American and international indepen¬
dent cinema. Even more encouraging is how
long the Austin roll call is this year. In the
Narrative Feature Competition slate, there’s
masterful predilection for the intricacies
of cinematic world-building. The vaguely
Shakespeare-meets-Disney storyline, how¬
ever, along with the gravity-distorting masses
of long-winded exposition and the irritating
presence of a miscast Channing Tatum send
the whole gorgeous mess plummeting back
to Earth before even the first 30 minutes
have passed. Luc Besson managed to juggle
similarly assorted planets and subplots in
the air, or lack thereof, with 1997’s The Fifth
Element, but Jupiter Ascending has little of
that space opera’s zany genius.
Kunis is Jupiter Jones, the twentysome¬
thing daughter of a Russian emigre. Her
American father, besotted with brass tele¬
scopes and portentous astronomical wonder,
was murdered by generic Russian thugs while
she was still in the womb, but her extended
family makes it to the USA where they bicker
around the dinner table and she cleans toi¬
lets by day. Jupiter, however, is destined for
greater things, although how “great,” she has
no idea. As it happens, she’s the reincarna¬
tion - “recurrence” in the film’s parlance - of
a member of the universe’s royalty, thanks
to matching genetics. Soon enough, a trio
of spacey bounty hunters are tracking her, a
genetically spliced wolf-human supersoldier
in anti-grav surfwear (Channing) is saving
her, and a trio of universal royals are clamor¬
ing for her attention, or her death, or both.
Eventually, it’s revealed - spoiler alert - that
Bob Byington’s 7 Chinese Brothers
former Austinite Hannah Fidell’s 6 Years and
Trey Edward Shults’ Krisha. Popping up in
the Documentary Feature Competition cate¬
gory is St. Edward’s prof Scott
Christopherson’s Peace Officer, while in the
Visions category, Ben Powell sets sail with
as in the Matrix films, the whole of human¬
ity is but raw material for more advanced
(i.e., evil) intelligences. Frenetically cut but
ultimately dull pursuits and bad-guy-and-gal
brinksmanship ensue. They exit pursued by a
talking bat-lizard enforcer.
While the totality of Jupiter Ascending is
just too much for its own massive narrative
heft to support, kudos to the Wachowskis for
beating back against mainstream Hollywood
by casting actors of all races and genders
in key roles, something they’ve been doing
since their 1996 debut Bound. Their latest,
however, works far better as a thinly veiled
critique of consumptive capitalism than it
does as a femme-empowerment manifesto.
Beyond that, and more obviously, this is a
(very pricey) throwback to the “gosh, wow,
sense-of-wonder” tone of Thirties pulp fic-
tioneerings like Thrilling Wonder Stories and
Weird Tales. George Lucas lifted mightily from
these same inspirational wellsprings and
did a far more coherent job of it. Channing’s
vulpine hero pales in comparison to a certain
Tatooine farm boy, and even though Jupiter
Jones ends up looking strikingly Queen
Amidala-ish, this isn’t even on par with the
universally loathed The Phantom Menace.
★V - Marc Savlov
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Barge, about tugboat workers, and Sara
Hirsh Bordo profiles local activist Lizzie
Velasquez in A Brave Heart: The Lizzie
Velasquez Story. Switching back to narratives:
Bob Byington will world premiere 7 Chinese
Brothers, starring Jason Schwartzman and
Tunde Adebimpe, Todd Rohal will rep the
world’s unlikeliest sequel, Uncle Kent 2, and
TV maestro Rob Thomas will show off his
new CW series, iZombie.
SXSW Film has always excelled at music
docs, and this year we’ve got two from Texas
filmmakers - Joe Nick Patoski’s Sir Doug
and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove (that’s
Sir Doug Sahm, of course) and Alan Berg’s
The Jones Family Will Make a Way, about the
friendship between Pentecostal gospel singer
Bishop Fred Jones and atheist rock critic
(and former Chronicle music columnist)
Michael Corcoran.
Finally, Austin audiences will get their first
looks at the latest films from Andrew
Bujalski and David Gordon Green - that
would be Results and Manglehorn, respective¬
ly - following those films’ positively received
premieres at other festivals.
Iceberg, we’ve barely touched your tip. You
can find the entire lineup online at austin
chronicle.com/daily/screens, as well as the
latest news on SXSW Film. Look for the
Chronicle’s SXSW Film preview issue on
stands March 12. ■
A version of this story previously ran online.
THE LOFT
D: Erik Van Looy; with Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth
Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Isabel Lucas,
Rachael Taylor, Rhona Mitra. (R, 108 min.)
An Agatha Christie whodunit doused in Axe
Body Spray, Erik Van Looy’s The Loft marks
the English-language remake of his own origi¬
nal Belgian thriller about five dudes deter¬
mined to discover who among them left a
bleeding blonde behind in the secretly shared
fuck pad of the title. It isn’t the first remake,
either - the Dutch took a crack at it with Van
Looy’s help - but the vicarious thrill of getting
away with an affair, let alone murder, must
carry an international appeal.
Alas, said appeal is combated at every
turn by dopey dialogue, an aggressively con¬
voluted timeline, and ripe performances from
the likes of Karl Urban (as suave architect
Vincent), James Marsden (naive psychologist
Chris), Wentworth Miller (timid pal Luke), Eric
Stonestreet (obnoxious buddy Marty), and
Matthias Schoenaerts (reprising his role as
Philip, Chris’ hotheaded half-brother). These
five each agree to take a key to Vincent’s
upscale condo in exchange for remaining
discreet about their mutual indiscretions, and
after a year of successfully sneaking around,
the men suddenly find themselves confronted
with a body in a bed and nowhere else to turn.
The director made an impression with
2003’s The Memory of a Killer, but it’s little
wonder why this version - shot in 2011 and
48 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE FEBRUARY6,2015 austinchronicle.com
since shuffled among distributors - has sat
on the proverbial shelf for so long. Despite a
premise loaded with potential for temptation
and tension, this slickly shot shout-fest gets
bogged down in flashbacks, alibis, motives,
double-crosses, drugs, druggings, political
blackmail, childhood trauma, femmes fatales,
homoerotic innuendo, and more red herrings
than a bag of Swedish Fish.
Where’s the fun in all of this? These
well-to-do men are thoroughly established
as amoral misogynists, all burdened by
shrewish wives, and the film does little to
provide either a rooting interest or a knowing
sense of humor about its retrograde gender
dynamics. Gone Girl's perverse sense of wit
eased viewers into that movie’s labyrinthine
scheming; The Loft instead offers so many
shifty glances and shifting allegiances that it
nearly qualifies as a tongue-in-cheek parody
of the modern erotic thriller. The inclusion of
two alluring blondes (Lucas and Taylor, both
Aussie actresses and each a veteran of the
Transformers franchise) dares to encourage
comparisons to the work of Alfred Hitchcock,
particularly Rope, but the twists and trysts
largely unfold without any palpable sense of
passion, lust, or desperation.
Van Looy does pay enough attention to work
in a pair of scenes that coyly associate bodily
violations involving needles and knives with
(improbably modest) acts of intercourse, and
he does play up the implication that the fellas’
high-end hideout now doubles as a gilded cage
of glass and steel. For the most part, The Loft
struggles to engage even on the level of taw¬
dry potboiler, joining the forgettable ranks of
2005’s Derailed and 2008’s Deception as yet
another underwhelming one-night stand.
★★ - William Goss
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MALLI MALLI IDHI RANI
ROJU
D: Kranthi Madhav; with Sharwanand, Nithya Menon, Nassar. (NR,
130 min., subtitled)
Not reviewed at press time. Telugu romantic
drama. - Marjorie Baumgarten
TINSELTOWN SOUTH
MOMMY
D: Xavier Dolan; with Anne Dorval, Antoine-Oliver Pilon, Suzanne
Clement. (R, 139 min., subtitled)
Mommy bursts with so much frenzied, tur¬
bulent energy that it really only makes sense
when looked at as the fifth feature film by
a 25-year-old moviemaker. Quebecois Xavier
Dolan is one of those enfants terribles of
the cinema, making and sometimes acting
in films that court attention. At Cannes this
past year in a rare tie, the wildly careening
Mommy was selected to share the Jury Prize
with Goodbye to Language, the contemplative
3-D essay by the prickly old man of the French
New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard. For all its tem¬
peramental gusto, Mommy clocks in at 139
minutes, while Godard’s rumination weighs in
at 70. Both Mommy and Goodbye to Language
coincidentally debut in Austin this week.
Mommy opens in a cauldron of unchecked
emotions as teenage Steve (Pilon) starts a
cafeteria fire and his unconstrained mother
Diane, who calls herself Die (an unusual spell¬
ing that’s not happenstance to this character
Kings of Pastry
D: Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker. (2009, NR,
87 min.) AFS and The Austin Chronicle Present.
The greatest pastry chefs in the world are cap¬
tured in this documentary as they compete for the
classification of Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best
Craftsman in France). This screening is hosted by
Chronicle Managing Editor Kimberley Jones, who
will be discussing the First Plates awards with Food
Editor Brandon Watson. @Marchesa Hall & Theatre,
Tuesday, 7:30pm.
who intersperses her French with American
slang) comes to collect him from the group
home, which is now kicking Steve out for his
behavior. The film is set in a fictional Canada
of the near future, where a law has been
passed allowing parents to commit incor¬
rigible children to the institutional care of the
state. Die, however, is determined to keep
Steve at home and at least get him through
the Canadian equivalent of high school. Theirs
is a volatile relationship, sometimes border¬
ing on the romantic but always undone by
Steve’s erratic, hyperactive outbursts, which
are characterized by their violence and atten¬
tion-seeking. A quieter and gentler presence
soon enters their household in the form of
their neighbor Kyla (Clement), a stammering
schoolteacher on sabbatical, who lives with
her humdrum family across the street. Just as
her calm demeanor provides a counterbalance
to the fireworks of Steve and Die, her difficulty
forcing out language contrasts with the uncon¬
trolled volubility of the mother and son.
There’s not much more to Mommy than
these anguished character studies. They
go round and round, yet a narrative never
coalesces. This will seem like an endur¬
ance test to some viewers (place me in that
camp), but others will find it involving. The
other essential thing going on in Mommy is
Dolan’s manipulation of the screen dimen¬
sions. The screen ratio is 1:1, which is a
perfect square, although it gives the illusion
of the image looking longer than it is wide.
(Unless you know this going in, it’s likely
you’ll miss a few minutes of the opening
reels while you exit the theatre to advise the
management to adjust the lens.) At a couple
points when the characters experience hap¬
piness, the screen ration suddenly pops out
into widescreen. The more optically friendly
image is elating, although the screen quickly
returns to its claustrophobic state. Dolan
also manipulates image and sound in various
other ways that are reflective of the emotion¬
alism of the characters. Undeniably, living
with a teenager can be a hard row to hoe; liv¬
ing with a violently hyperactive teen, however,
may require a seat in a temporary exit row.
- Marjorie Baumgarten
ARBOR
PROJECT ALMANAC
D: Dean Israelite; with Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam
Lerner, Virginia Gardner, Allen Evangelista, Amy Landecker, Gary
Weeks. (PG-13,106 min.)
Lemme tell ya, kids these days with their
smartphones and video cameras and newfan¬
gled temporal relocation devices. The latest
high-concept handheld whatsit to come down
the pike would be Project Almanac, which
transparently hopes to do for the time-travel
movie what Chronicle did for teen superhe¬
roes - and basically succeeds at fulfilling its
own pre-made pitch.
High school whiz kid David (Weston) has
just been accepted to MIT. If he doesn’t want
his mom to sell the house, though, he’ll have
to impress countless scholarship commit¬
tees. Digging through the basement-stowed
belongings of his late father (Weeks), David
and younger sis Christina (Gardner) uncover
government-contracted blueprints for the
aforementioned temporal relocation device.
With the help of two smartass buddies
(Lerner and Evangelista) and David’s crush,
Jessie (Black-D’Elia), this crew manages to
turn back the clock, indulging in all sorts of
wish fulfillment and improbably catching most
of their space-time shenanigans on camera.
Despite the film’s largely hectic point-of-
view, first-time helmer Dean Israelite credibly
establishes a science-positive environment
that ultimately results in less-than-intelligent
displays of teenage impulsiveness, and the
kids have a believably determined camarade¬
rie as they only ever use the device together
to get revenge on bullies, win the lottery, and
snag backstage passes at Lollapalooza. A
sharper script might have tapped into the
current generation’s self-cannibalizing need
for insta-nostalgia (epitomized by the ever¬
present camera and the insistence on a doc¬
umented life), but writers Andrew Stark and
Jason Pagan settle into a decent if formulaic
cautionary tale about the timeless nature of
regret uniquely enabled by the product place¬
ment one has come to expect from producer
Michael Bay. (What’s a modern time machine
without parts from an Xbox One?)
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Seventh Son 3D (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. 4:30
The Boy Next Door (R) Fri. Sat. & Mon. - Thu. 12:35 2:50 5:05 7:20 9:35
Sun. 12:35 2:50 5:05 9:35
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Sun. - Thu. 7:20 9:45
Project Almanac (PG-13) Fri. - Wed. 12:00 2:20 4:45 7:10 9:50
Thu. 12:00 2:20 4:45
Black or White (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. 12:55 4:15 7:00 9:40
Seventh Son (PG-13) Fri. & Sat. 1:50 7:10 9:55 11:59
Sun.-Wed. 1:50 7:10 9:55
Thu. 1:50
Jupiter Ascending (PG-13) Fri. & Sat. 1:30 4:20 4:30 7:05 7:20 9:30 10:00 11:50
Sun. - Wed. 1:30 4:20 4:30 7:05 7:20 9:30 10:00
Thu. 1:30 4:20 4:30
Kingsman: The Secret Service (R) Thu. 8:00
Kingsman: The Secret Service (R) DBox Motion Seating Thu. 8:00
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG) Fri. 12:20 2:15 2:25 4:35 4:50
7:15 9:40 11:55
Sat. 4:50 7:15 9:40 11:55
Sun. - Thu. 12:20 2:15 2:25 4:35 4:50 7:15 9:40
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG) Sat. 12:20 2:15 2:25 4:35
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NEWS ARTS & CULTURE
FOOD
SCREENS
MUSIC ||
Alleluia
D: Fabrice Du Welz; with Lola Duehas, Laurent
Lucas, Helena Noguerra. (2014, NR, 93 min.) AFS:
New Releases. This Belgian update on the “hon¬
eymoon killers” won the jury prize for Best Film
at last year’s Fantastic Fest. @Marchesa Flail &
Theatre, Friday, 8pm.
The story takes an uneven turn toward sen¬
timentality once David takes a solo trip back
to undo a mistake and wreaks widespread,
present-day consequences for his meddling.
He and his pals name-drop pop culture’s most
well-known time-travel touchstones throughout,
yet fail to heed other movies’ consistent warn¬
ings against altering the course of history. As
the mood dampens and the pace quickens,
the strain on established logic grows heavier
and it’s hard to not feel like Almanac’s earlier
freewheeling potential has deflated on its way
towards an inevitable conclusion.
More importantly, Project Almanac exists to
confirm what we as a culture have long sus¬
pected: that the world won’t end with either
a whimper or a bang, but all because of an
Imagine Dragons concert.
★★★ - William Goss
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SEVENTH SON
D: Sergey Bodrov; with Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges,
Alicia Vikander. (PG-13,102 min.)
Not reviewed at press time. In this fantasy
film, a young apprentice Spook (the seventh
son of a seventh son) meets his first challenge
in the form of an evil witch played by Oscar
shoo-in Julianne Moore. - Marjorie Baumgarten
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SHAMITABH
D: R. Balki; with Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan,
Pete Meads. (NR, 153 min., subtitled)
Not reviewed at press time. In this Hindi film,
two people come together, but their differences
force them apart. - Marjorie Baumgarten
TINSELTOWN SOUTH
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE:
SPONGE OUT OF WATER
D: Paul Tibbitt; with the voices of Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas,
Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown. (NR, 93 min.)
Not reviewed at press time. The lovable
gang from the animated Nickelodeon series
leaves Bikini Bottom to come ashore and
mess with the three-dimensional world.
- Marjorie Baumgarten
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FIRST RUNS
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G 2015 ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED
ANIMATED SHORT FILMS
D: Various. (NR, 82 min.)
This year’s Academy Award nominees for Best Animated
Short Film, which reflect a diverse array of animation
techniques from around the world, will be showcased
nationwide in a collective block. In the charming, word¬
less “Feast,” a spoiled puppy comes to resent his owner’s
newfound interest in a woman with more reasonable eat¬
ing habits. Striking and painterly, “The Dam Keeper” finds
a young pig keeping the literal and figurative darkness
at bay. Simplicity is the name of the game for Canada’s
“Me and My Moulton,” about a young Norwegian girl and
her sisters eagerly awaiting their first bicycle, and the
Netherlands’ “A Single Life,” in which a lonely woman skips
through her own timeline with the help of a cautionary vinyl
record. Lastly is “The Bigger Picture,” a bittersweet portrait
of two English brothers caring for their elderly mother. The
program is rounded out with a selection of additional, rec¬
ommended animated shorts. (01/30/2015)
★★★V - William Goss
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DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS:
PROGRAMS A&B
D: Various. (NR, A: 81 min.; B: 71 min.)
Owing to their longer running times, the five films
nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject have been
divided into two programs for this limited theatrical run.
Both programs are punishing, as the collected films exam¬
ine suffering from different angles. Program A consists of
the two longest shorts, and they’re two of the best in the
batch. Aneta Kopacz’s “Joanna” is a candid and deeply
moving portrait of a woman facing death, catching the
day-to-day interplay between the title’s Joanna - a Polish
blogger, wife, and mother who has terminal cancer - and
her inquisitive young son John. Ellen Goosenberg Kent’s
riveting HBO documentary, “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press
1,” is also about human bonds - this time between strang¬
ers over the phone at the Veterans Crisis Line. We never
hear or see the callers, but a vivid picture emerges of both
sides of the line, their agony and their empathy.
An absolute brutalizer, “Our Curse” is the intensely per¬
sonal account by Polish husband and wife Tomasz Sliwinski
and Maciej Slesicki of their experience with newborn son Leo,
diagnosed with a rare, often-fatal respiratory disorder called
Ondine’s Curse. It’s shattering to watch, but it’s worth it. The
other two films suffer from comparison. J. Christian Jensen’s
“White Earth” is a well-intended but unfocused look at the
personal toll an oil boom takes on a tiny North Dakota town.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Serra Arguello’s “The Reaper (La Parka)”
- at face value a portrait of a Mexican slaughterhouse worker
meditating on his job and mortality - will turn not just stom¬
achs but carnivores into leaf-eating penitents. (01/30/2015)
★★★V - Kimberley Jones
VIOLET CROWN
Blue Ruin
D: Jeremy Saulnier; with Macon Blair, Devin Ratray,
Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb. (2014,
R, 90 min.) Cinebrew. This multi-award-winning film
about a loner on a mysterious mission is a taut exer¬
cise in suspense. Actor Macon Blair will be in atten¬
dance for a Q&A, and there will be beer from Hops &
Grain Brewery. (*) @Violet Crown, Wednesday, 8pm.
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LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILMS
D: Various. (NR, 118 min.)
Despite language barriers, this year’s Academy Award
nominees for Best Live-Action Short Film are unified by a
general desire to tug at one’s heartstrings. Mat Kirkby’s
“The Phone Call” centers on Heather (Sally Hawkins),
a crisis center hotline worker trying to keep a suicidal
Stan (Jim Broadbent, heard but never seen) on the line.
Michael Lennox’s “Boogaloo and Graham” is a nakedly
sentimental coming-of-age yarn, concerning two Belfast
boys and their pet chickens in tumultuous Northern
Ireland, circa 1978. More pointedly political, “Butter
Lamp” dryly observes rural Tibetans being photographed
against a variety of exotic backdrops before delivering a
somber punchline. The meet-cute premise of Israel’s “Aya”
is full of lovely potential, but at 40 minutes, the film over¬
stays its welcome. “Parvaneh” does better justice to its
character study of an Afghan immigrant (Nissa Kashani)
trying to send money back home to her family from Zurich,
where she works illegally. (01/30/2015)
★★★ - William Goss
ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR, VIOLET CROWN
O AMERICAN SNIPER
D: Clint Eastwood; with Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke
Grimes, Jake McDorman, Kevin Lacz, Cory Hardrict, Navid
Negahban, Keir O’Donnell. (R, 132 min.)
With his best film since at least 2008’s Gran Torino,
Clint Eastwood revisits his long preoccupation with guns
and their capabilities, although the recoil of American
Sniper doesn’t have the same moral reverb of Eastwood’s
finest work. Based on the memoir by Chris Kyle (Cooper,
a dramatic revelation) - who, during the course of four
tours in Iraq, became the most prolific sniper in the
annals of U.S. military history - the film exists in a black-
and-white world in which only good and evil abide. This
sense of dichotomy, which served Kyle so well in combat,
becomes a liability upon his difficult reentry into civilian
life. Eastwood’s touch is most clearly evident in the film’s
action sequences - packed with zealous clarity and tense
dynamism - but American Sniper, to its credit, shows no
interest in creating blind heroics and, instead, upholds the
nickname Kyle earned in Iraq: the Legend. (01/16/2015)
★★★ - Marjorie Baumgarten
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VILLAGE, BARTON CREEK SQUARE, CM CEDAR PARK, CM HILL COUNTRY
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O AMIRA & SAM
D: Sean Mullin; with Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley, David
Rasche, Laith Nakli, Ross Marquand, Claire Byrne, Teddy Cahez,
James Chen. (NR, 90 min.)
A sweet little gem of a movie, director Mullin’s debut
feature is a relatively slight slice of cross-cultural love in
the Big Apple, but it more than makes up for that by being
ingratiatingly charming, playful, and, above all, honest in
its depiction of a budding romance between a recently
returned Army veteran and a thoroughly modern young
Iraqi woman. After years in the military, Sam (Starr, of
Freaks and Geeks fame) pays a visit to his old friend, for¬
mer Iraqi translator Bassam (Nakli), and meets cute with
Bassam’s niece Amira (the luminous Shihabi). Initially, she
bristles at Sam’s presence, but slowly, tentatively, and yes,
predictably, a romance begins to blossom between this
unlikely pair. Amira & Sam isn’t perfect, but the film has
an abundance of goodwill and a core belief that true love
can, if not entirely overcome all odds, then at least even
up the battle-scarred playing field. (01/30/2015)
★★★ - Marc Savlov
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BABY
D: Neeraj Pandey; with Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Taapsee
Pannu. (NR, 160 min., subtitled)
Not reviewed at press time. An elite counterintelligence
task force fights terrorism in India. (01/23/2015)
- Kimberley Jones
TINSELTOWN SOUTH
BLACK OR WHITE
D: Mike Binder; with Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell,
Andre Holland, Anthony Mackie, Mpho Koaho, Bill Burr, Paula
Newsome, Gillian Jacobs, Jennifer Ehle. (PG-13,121 min.)
The reunion of writer/director Mike Binder and star/
producer Kevin Costner (The Upside of Anger) may have
once held promise, but following a year of pronounced
racial turmoil in the public sphere, their liberal guilt trip
about how racism makes white people uncomfortable, too,
feels like lip service to issues deserving of less melodra¬
matic treatment. Costner plays Elliot, a big-city lawyer and
recent widower entrusted to continue raising his preco¬
cious biracial granddaughter, Eloise (Estell). However,
Elliot’s increasingly inebriated state has prompted Eloise’s
remaining grandmother, Rowena (Spencer) - aided by
her attorney brother, Jeremiah (Mackie), and Eloise’s sup¬
posedly reformed drug-addict father, Reggie (Holland)
- to sue for full custody. What follows is a parade of
broadly played culture clashes and a wearisome sense of
righteousness from both sides. Acknowledging a thorny
middle ground but never finding a satisfying path through
it, Black or White is a film all about matters of race that
hardly matters at all. (01/30/2015)
★★ - William Goss
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METROPOLITAN, MOVIEHOUSE, TINSELTOWN NORTH, WESTGATE
BLACK SEA
D: Kevin Macdonald; with Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben
Mendelsohn, Tobias Menzies, Grigoriy Dobrygin, David Threlfall,
Michael Smiley, Karl Davies, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Daniel Ryan,
Jodie Whittaker. (R, 115 min.)
Director Kevin Macdonald ( One Day in September,
The Last King of Scotland) has always been attracted
to extreme masculinity - and I can think of no more
extremely masculine story pitch than casting actors Jude
Law, Michael Smiley, and former Austinite Scoot McNairy
alongside a bunch of burly Russian thesps and placing
them inside a rustbucket submarine hellhound for death or
glory. Unfortunately, you need more than sweat, brawn, and
the incessant hurling of awesome Soviet-era expletives to
make a legitimately suffocating nail-biter these days, and
while Black Sea has its tin-can powder keg moments, the
film never fully coheres into the riveting undersea actioner
it so clearly wishes to be. Black Sea is cluttered and claus¬
trophobic in all the right ways, but you walk away with the
niggling sense that the story never quite holds your atten¬
tion the way a hellish netherworld of blood, sweat, and
fiery, sub-oceanic doom should. (01/30/2015)
★★ - Marc Savlov
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TINSELTOWN SOUTH
THE BOY NEXT DOOR
D: Rob Cohen; with Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, Kristin
Chenoweth, John Corbett, Lexi Atkins, Hill Harper. (R, 91 min.)
In this brazenly dumb MILF thriller, Jennifer Lopez stars
as vulnerable schoolteacher Claire, who - recently sepa¬
rated from a once-cheating husband (Corbett) - sneaks
a peek one evening at the 19-year-old naked hottie
neighbor, Noah (Guzman). After their mutual attraction
culminates in a steamy midnight fuck, however, Noah goes
Fatal Attraction on her, faxing photos of their one-night
stand to her classroom and tampering with the brakes
on her estranged spouse’s car. While Lopez pulls off the
overdone damsel-in-distress schtick somewhat credibly,
Guzman fails to step up to the trickier role of her seducer
and stalker. No doubt, a genre flick like this one - short
on character development, long on cheap thrills - can
be trashy fun, but when it plays like so many junk films
before it, your interest wanes fairly quickly. What The Boy
Next Door needs is a subversive touch. Otherwise, it’s just
another pretty face. (01/23/2015)
iti - Steve Davis
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HIGHLAND, METROPOLITAN, TINSELTOWN NORTH, WESTGATE
CAKE
D: Daniel Barnz; with Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna
Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Chris Messina, Mamie Gummer,
Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy. (R, 102 min.)
The perhaps-too-cynical label of “awards bait” gets ban¬
died about a lot this time of year. But, while Cake may mark
American sweetheart Jennifer Aniston’s opportunity to flaunt
facial scars and brood greatly, the film frankly isn’t remark¬
able enough to be part of the conversation. When first we
meet Claire Bennett (Aniston), she’s bringing down her sup¬
port group of fellow chronic pain sufferers, following the sui¬
cide of former member Nina (Kendrick). Maybe it’s just the
pills and the pain talking, but her attitude is unrelentingly
caustic. Only the hallucinatory - or perhaps otherworldly
- reappearance of Nina causes Claire to confront her own
grief. At the end of the day, Cake stands better as a show¬
case for the potential dramatic chops of the once and future
Rachel Green than it does as the latest life-affirming indie.
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Lionheart
D: Sheldon Lettich; with Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Harrison Page. (1990, R, 108 min.) Tough Guy
Cinema. In one of Van Damme’s best films, he
plays a Foreign Legion deserter who helps his broth¬
er by fighting in underground clubs. Director Lettich
will be in attendance. @Alamo Ritz, Sunday, 7pm.
Hopefully, the next time Aniston goes fishing for awards, she
uses more convincing bait to do so. (01/23/2015)
★★V - William Goss
ARBOR
MORTDECAI
D: David Koepp; with Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan
McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Munn. (R, 106 min.)
Most Americans will be unfamiliar with the late British
writer Kyril Bonfiglioli’s Mortdecai comic thrillers - about an
art dealer named Mortdecai and his manservant Jock - on
which this Johnny Depp comedy is based; still, no reference
point is required to come to the conclusion this is a rotten
movie all around. Depp’s Mortdecai is something of a black
hole, sucking in the superior actors in his orbit like McGregor,
Paltrow, Goldblum, all more or less playing straight to his silly,
high-kicking, show-pony act. Only Bettany, as the thuggishly
devoted Jock, seems to be inhabiting the same movie - a
spoof - as Depp. The plot jets Mortdecai between London,
Moscow, and Los Angeles on the trail of a missing Goya
painting, and there’s enough potential there to imagine some¬
thing more fizzily sophisticated. As it stands, however, Koepp’s
Mortdecai is a clunker, dead on arrival. (01/30/2015)
★ - Kimberley Jones
ALAMO SLAUGHTER LANE
O A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
D: J.C. Chandor; with Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks,
Elyes Gabel, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Catalina Sandino
Moreno, Christopher Abbott, Jerry Adler. (R, 125 min.)
Set in the semi-lawless New York City of 1981, A Most
Violent Year is kind of a thriller, but any genre expecta¬
tions will be thwarted by writer/director J.C. Chandor’s
almost-perverse pleasure in stopping shy of the boiling
point: A Most Violent Year is all about the simmer. The
ever-magnetic Oscar Isaac plays the self-made Abel
Morales, who has risen from a humble delivery driver to
marry the boss’ daughter, Anna (Chastain), and buy out
his heating-oil business. Chandor’s most thematically
ambitious picture yet, A Most Violent Year turns a con¬
tained and character-specific story into the thread-work of
a massive canvas about the art of the sale, marital power
struggles, the limits of the American Dream, and the
lies we tell ourselves to reconcile reality with a preferred
narrative. This film is its own thing - hypnotic and exact¬
ing and subtly savage - and I was fully in thrall to it all.
(01/23/2015)
★★★★ - Kimberley Jones
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O MR. TURNER
D: Mike Leigh; with Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson,
Marion Bailey, Ruth Sheen, Martin Savage, Joshua McGuire, Lesley
Manville, David Horovitch, Karl Johnson. (R, 150 min.)
How does one create a film about a painter when
the subject’s work should already speak for itself? The
images of acclaimed landscape oil painter and watercol¬
orist J.M.W. Turner - certainly one of Great Britain’s most
magnificent artists ever - were controversial in his time
(1775-1851) but are now generally recognized as precur¬
sors of Impressionism and even Abstract Expressionism.
With Mr. Turner, writer/director Mike Leigh and actor
Timothy Spall work in cahoots to show us the artist in his
times. Cutting a tousled, inelegant figure, Spall’s Turner is
a strong physical presence, complete with a vast vocabu¬
lary of grunts, and all the inconsistencies that make up
a human being. Exuding period detail, Mr. Turner delivers
a lot of information without explanation, and little in the
way of narrative eventfulness, but Leigh luxuriates in the
moments, and provides glimpses of what it takes to be an
artist amid the fray. (01/30/2015)
★★★★ - Marjorie Baumgarten
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D: Paul King; with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman,
Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Michael Gambon,
Imelda Staunton, Peter Capaldi, Samuel Joslin. (PG, 95 min.)
It’s with great satisfaction that I can report that
Paddington is a marvelously charming, near-perfect blend
of UK author Michael Bond’s comically ursine character
and some seriously fine technical wizardry. It’s contem¬
porary in tone but steadfastly true to its source material,
and - good news! - it’s hugely entertaining. Front-loaded
with droll puns and wild comedic antics, the film finds
Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) forced from his natu¬
ral habitat in the Peruvian rainforest to modern London,
where the wee bear is taken in by the Brown family. With
the help of Bonneville’s hover-parent dad, Hawkins’ ideal¬
istic mom, and the Brown children, Paddington searches
for “the English explorer” he met years before, while also
being stalked by Kidman’s taxidermist villainess. Director
King has cannily created a magical, new storybook home
for Paddington, full of rapid-fire wordplay, split-second
visual gags, and some veddy, veddy British punning. Huzzah
Paddington, and marmalade forever! (01/16/2015)
★★★★ - Marc Savlov
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RIOO
D: Hitoshi Matsumoto; with Nao Ohmori, Mao Daichi, Hairi
Katagiri, Lindsay Kay Hayward, Shinobu Terajima, Gin Maeda,
Suzuki Matsuo, Michie, Haruki Nishimoto. (NR, 100 min., subtitled)
Pleasure is pain is surreal comedy and a meditation on
modern-day Japanese mores in Matsumoto’s lash ’n’ laugh
leatherfest. Nao Ohmori plays a seemingly meek depart¬
ment-store salesman and family man who enrolls in a
yearlong S&M-by-surprise deal with no exit clause. Although
he’s randomly kicked, punched, spat upon, and generally
battered about, his physical and spiritual joy-overload radi¬
ates, literally, from his face at every bruising turn. It’s only
when the icy army of warm leatherettes begins to invade his
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SHORT STORIES
The winners of The Austin Chronicle’s 2015 Short Story Contest are
announced this month, so we’d like to tip our hats to the many short
stories that, over the years, have served as the foundations for feature films.
The Killers ( 1946 )
& The Killers ( 1964 )
DIRECTOR’S WALL (SIEGEL)
The short story so nice, Hollywood remade it
twice: Ernest Hemingway’s “The Killers” is a
fatalistic tale about a boxer who waits submis¬
sively in his hotel room for hit men to arrive
and kill him. Robert Siodmak directed it in 1946,
with stars Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner, and
turned it into a dandy film noir that expands on
Hemingway’s story. In 1964, Don Siegel took a
similar route with his film version, which stars
Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes,
Clu Gulager, and Ronald Reagan (in his last
screen role - and as a villain, no less). Meant to
air as the first made-for-TV movie, the release
plans changed in the wake of JFK’s assassination
in 1963. - Marjorie Baumgarten
The Quiet Man ( 1952 )
DIRECTOR’S WALL (FORD)
John Wayne appeared in two dozen John Ford
films, most of them Westerns, but this Irish-set
romantic drama may be his best. It was loosely
based on Maurice Walsh’s short story, first pub¬
lished in 1933 in The Saturday Evening Post. The
sexual politics haven’t aged well, but the Duke
sure knew how to kiss a girl. - Kimberley Jones
V .
Don’t Look Now ( 1973 )
DIRECTOR’S WALL (ROEG)
Based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier,
this Nicolas Roeg thriller about a grief-stricken
couple (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) '
in Venice was controversial for its graphic sex
scene. It has since been (rightly) recognized for
its innovative editing and canny use of flash¬
backs and flash forwards. - Josh Kupecki
The Illustrated Man ( 1969 )
SCIENCE FICTION
“From the wild Ray Bradbury” ballyhooed the
advertising for this panned-yet-underrated
triptych based on the devoutly humanist sci-fi
author’s book of short stories. Wild indeed, and
woolly, too, with a boozy Rod Steiger in the
title role as a wanderer searching for the slinky,
ink-slinging witch (Claire Bloom), whom he loves
and despises. Since each tattoo on the charac¬
ter’s body births its own story (Bradbury’s “The
Veldt,” “The Long Rain,” and “The Last Night
of the World”), this benefits from a surrealistic
’69 vibe, with method-man Steiger aching to
be all over space/time. Cinematographer Philip
Lathrop (Boorman’s Point Blank ) makes it all
worthwhile. - Marc Savlov
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FOOD
MUSIC ||
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
BY JOSH KUPECK
THURSDAY 2/5
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007) D: Ridley
Scott. (R, 117 min.) Alamo Victory Screening. Cops and
androids fight it out in 21st century L.A. in this Philip K. Dick
film adaptation with fabulous art direction. This remastered
and subtly rejiggered print is most notable for its inclusion
of the “scene with the unicorn,” which makes abundantly
clear that Ford’s blade runner is indeed an android and not a
human. The film remains a landmark spectacle. Free for the
members of the Alamo’s rewards program. @Alamo Lakeline,
7,10; Alamo Slaughter Lane, 7:25pm.
© Le Pont du Notd <1981) D: Jacques Rivette; with
Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre Clementi. (NR, 129 min.)
AFS Essential Cinema: Jacques Rivette. Two women
wander around Paris with a cryptic map that may hold the key
to a vast conspiracy in this rarely seen film. @Marchesa Hall &
Theatre, 7:30pm.
Love Bites: The Eighties Power Ballads
Slng-Along Action Pack. @Alamo Ritz, 10pm.
The Princess Bride Quote-Along (1987)
(PG, 98 min.) Action Pack. @Alamo Ritz, 7pm.
O Shallow Grave (1994) D: Danny Boyle; with Colin
Mcredie, Ken Stott, Keith Allen, Ewan McGregor, Christopher
Eccleston, Kerry Fox. (R, 94 min.) ’Round Midnight. Boyle’s
debut film is a wicked tale of a dead body and a bag of cash.
(*) @Violet Crown, 11:30pm.
SPACES
Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2008)
D: Sam Bozzo. (NR, 90 min.) Austin Public Library:
Controversy. Water, and its future (and present) scarcity, is
the subject of this doc. @Terrazas Library, 7pm.
Mood Indigo (2014) D: Michel Gondry. (NR, 125
min.) Blue Starlite Valentine’s at the Drive-In. (*)
@Blue Starlite Drive-In, 9:45pm.
Say Anything (1989) D: Cameron Crowe. (PG-13,
100 min.) Blue Starlite Valentine’s at the Drive-In. “In
Your Eyes” karaoke challenge before the show. @Blue Starlite
Drive-In, 8pm.
FRIDAY 2/6
Q Alleluia (2014) See p.50.
The Notebook (2004) D: Nick Cassavetes. (PG-13,
121 min.) Master Pancake Theater. The love sap flows
freely in this movie romance told in retrospect, and so will the
Master Pancake quips. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 7,10.
O Shallow Grave (1994) ’Round Midnight.
@Violet Crown, 11:30pm. (See Thursday, 2/5.)
Ultimate Nineties Sing-Along: The
Nineties Will Make Love to You Action Pack.
@Alamo Lakeline, 10pm.
SPACES
O The Man From Nowhere (2010) D. Lee
Jeong-Beom; with Won Bin, Kim Sae-Ron. (NR, 119 min.)
Austin Asian American Film Festival Presents. This
ultraviolent South Korean film tells a story about an ex-con
lured back into the drug trade. A “heated” discussion follows
the film. (*) @Salvage Vanguard Theater, 7pm.
Thelma & Louise and Mood Indigo Double
Feature Blue Starlite Valentine’s at the Drive-In.
@Blue Starlite Drive-In, 7:30pm.
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SATURDAY 2/7
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007)
Alamo Victory Screening. @Alamo Slaughter Lane, 1pm.
(See Thursday, 2/5.)
Casablanca (1942) D: Michael Curtiz. (NR, 102 min.) Big
Screen Classics. Play it again, Alamo. @Alamo Lakeline, 4pm.
Love Bites Sing-Along Action Pack.
@Alamo Slaughter Lane, 10:15pm.
Moulin Rouge Sing-Along (2001) D. Baz
Luhrmann; with Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor. (PG-13,127
min.) Action Pack. @Alamo Slaughter Lane, 4pm.
The Notebook (2004) Master Pancake
Theater. @Alamo Ritz, 7,10. (See Friday.)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
(R, 95 min.) For more info, see www.austinrocky.org.
@Alamo Village, 12mid.
O Shallow Grave (1994) ’Round Midnight.
@Violet Crown, 11:30pm. (See Thursday, 2/5.)
True Romance (1993) D: Tony Scott. (R, 118 min.)
Bangarang!. With a script by Quentin Tarantino and zealous
direction by Tony Scott, this love story/chase film is not your
usual hearts and flowers. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 12:15pm.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
(1971) D: Mel Stuart. (G, 98 min.) Gullett Elementary
Presents. Proceeds from this screening go to help the
school. (*) @Alamo Village, 9am.
SPACES
Flash Gordon (1980) D: Mike Hodges. (PG, 111 min.)
Austin Public Library: Saturday Movie Matinee.
A soundtrack by Queen is one of the highlights of this film
adaptation of the comic strip. The crazy set design and cos¬
tumes are also dead-on replicas of the strip. @Windsor Park
Branch Library, 2pm.
The Princess Bride (1987) @Blue Starlite Drive-In, 8pm.
© The Suspect (2013) D: Shin-yeon Won; with
Yoo Gong, Jae-Yoon Jo, Seong-ha Jo. (NR, 137 min.) Austin
Asian American Film Festival Presents. After being
abandoned on a mission and his family killed, a field agent will
stop at nothing for revenge. A “heated” discussion follows the
film. @Salvage Vanguard Theater, 7pm.
The Wedding Singer (1998) D: Frank Coraci. (PG-
13, 96 min.) Blue Starlite Valentine’s at the Drive-In.
Preshow karaoke contest. (*) @Blue Starlite Drive-In, 10:30pm.
SUNDAY 2/8
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007)
Alamo Victory Screening. @Alamo Slaughter Lane,
4:50pm. (See Thursday, 2/5.)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) D: Blake Edwards.
(NR, 115 min.) Classics. Hepburn brings Truman Capote’s Holly
Golightly to vivid life. It’s a romanticized portrait of an amoral free
spirit, but one that remains forever emblazoned on our collective
memory @CM Hill Country Galleria, Tinseltown North, 2pm.
Casablanca (1942) Big Screen Classics.
@Alamo Lakeline, 4:10pm. (See Saturday.)
Choose Your Own Pancake: TV Show
Edition Master Pancake Theater. Bring a DVD of your
choice to the show; the audience will select a favorite entry,
and Master Pancake will do an instant mockery.
@Alamo South Lamar, 7pm.
O Lionheart (1990) See p.51.
Moulin Rouge Sing-Along (2001) Action
Pack. @Alamo Village, 7pm; Alamo Slaughter Lane, 7:30pm.
(See Saturday.)
Only the Strong (1993) D: Sheldon Lettich.
Tough Guy Cinema. A Special Forces soldier returns
home to discover drugs and thugs have taken over. Guess
what happens next? Director Lettich will be in attendance. (*)
@Alamo Ritz, 10pm.
The Princess Bride Quote-Along (1987)
Action Pack. @Alamo Lakeline, 6:40pm. (See Thursday, 2/5.)
O Secretary (2002) D: Steven Shainberg. (R, 104
min.) Before 50 Shades, there was this sweet, sadomasochistic
charmer. (*) @Alamo South Lamar, 4pm.
© Shallow Grave (1994) ’Round Midnight.
@Violet Crown, 11:30pm. (See Thursday, 2/5.)
True Romance (1993) Bangarang!.
@Alamo Ritz, 4pm. (See Saturday.)
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Harold and Maude and Thelma & Louise
Double Feature Blue Starlite Valentine’s at the
Drive-In. @Blue Starlite Drive-In, 6:30pm.
MONDAY 2/9
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007) Alamo
Victory Screening. @Alamo Slaughter Lane, 7:15pm. (See
Thursday, 2/5.)
O Born in Flames (1983) D: Lizzie Borden; with
Honey, Jeanne Satterfield, Adele Bertai, Becky Johnson, Pat
Murphy, Florence Kennedy, Kathy Bigelow. (NR, 90 min.) Homo
Arigato!. In this classic feminist sci-fi film, two factions of
women in a dystopian New York City band together after an
activist is killed in police custody. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 9:40pm.
The Princess Bride (1987) @Alamo Ritz, 7pm. (See
Saturday.)
TUESDAY 2/10
© Kings of Pastry (2009) See p.49.
© Maidan (2014) D: Sergei Loznitsa. (NR, 130 min.)
Experimental Response Cinema. This doc examines the
2013 and 2014 civil uprising in the Ukraine. @Alamo Ritz, 6:45pm.
Mood Indigo (2014) D: Michel Gondry. (NR, 125
min.) Drafthouse Films. This bittersweet romance has all of
the usual Gondry quirkiness. (*) @Alamo South Lamar, 7pm.
Pretty Woman (1990) D: Garry Marshall. (R, 117
min.) Girlie Night. @Alamo Slaughter Lane, 7:15pm.
O Shivers aka They Came From Within
(1975) D: David Cronenberg; with Allan Kolman, Lynn Lowry,
Joe Silver. (NR, 87 min.) Terror Tuesday. Cronenberg’s feature
debut has all of his trademark obsessions: sex, body horror, para¬
sites, and general, skin-crawling creepiness. @Alamo Ritz, 10pm.
SPACES
Maleficent (2014) D: Robert Styromberg. (PG, 97
min.) Austin Public Library: Family Movie Night. This
twisted take on Sleeping Beauty is a visual stunner. (*)
@Twin Oaks Branch Library, 6:30pm.
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
D: Kiah Roache-Turner. (NR, 98 min.) This Mad Max/ zombie
hybrid from Down Under is flat out bonkers. Local metal band
the Blood Royale play after the film. @The North Door, 9pm.
WEDNESDAY 2/11
Q Actress (2014) D: Robert Greene. (NR, 86 min.)
AFS Doc Nights. Brandy Burre ( The Wire) leaves acting
behind to raise a family, but eventually longs to return to her
career. There will be a Skype interview with the director after
the film. @Marchesa Hall & Theatre, 7:30pm.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007) Alamo
Victory Screening. @Alamo Slaughter Lane, 7:15pm. (See
Thursday, 2/5.)
O Blue Ruin (2014) See p.50.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) Classics. @CM
Hill Country Galleria, Tinseltown North, 2, 7. (See Sunday.)
Cop (1988) D: James B. Harris. (R, 110 min.) Weird
Wednesday. Based on James Ellroy’s novel Blood on the
Moon, Woods plays a cop (duh!) who goes rogue trying to
catch a serial killer. @Alamo Ritz, 10:10pm.
Moulin Rouge Sing-Along (2001)
Action Pack. @Alamo Village, 7pm. (See Saturday.)
The Princess Bride Quote-Along (1987)
Action Pack. @Alamo Lakeline, 7pm. (See Thursday, 2/5.)
O Secretary (2002) @Alamo South Lamar, 7pm.
(See Sunday.)
True Romance (1993) Bangarang!.
@Alamo Ritz, 7pm. (See Saturday.)
SPACES
Clueless and Can’t Hardly Wait Double
Feature Blue Starlite Valentine’s at the Drive-In.
@Blue Starlite Drive-In, 8pm.
THURSDAY 2/12
Hits (2014) D; David Cross. (NR, 96 min.) This story of
a municipal worker whose online videos of him ranting about
local government go viral, sparking all manner of chaos.
@Violet Crown, 7pm.
O Looking for Muhyiddin (2014) D: Nacer
Khemir. (NR, 183 min.) AFS Essential Cinema: Films of
the Middle East Diaspora. A look at the soul of Islam
through the writings and poems of Sufi mystic Ibn Arabi
Muhyiddin. @Marchesa Hall & Theatre, 7:30pm.
The Princess Bride Quote-Along (1987)
Action Pack. @Alamo Lakeline, Alamo Slaughter Lane,
6:45pm; Alamo Ritz, 7pm. (See Thursday, 2/5.)
Ultimate Nineties Party Action Pack.
@Alamo Ritz, 10pm.
SPACES
Say Anything and The Wedding Singer
Double Feature Blue Starlite Valentine’s at the
Drive-In. @Blue Starlite Drive-In, 7:30pm.
BULLOCK IMAX
SEE SHOWTIMES FOR SCHEDULE
Dark Universe (2015) ; narrated by Neil deGrasse
Tyson. (NR, 25 min.) Explore the universe with Neil deGrasse
Tyson and the American Museum of Natural History.
Jerusalem 3D (2014) D; Daniel Ferguson;
narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. (NR, 45 min.).
FESTIVALS
O Indie Meme Film Showcase This two-day fest
brings the best of Indian independent film (read: non-Bolly¬
wood) to Austin. Shorts and features will screen that highlight
life in modern-day India. For schedule and tickets, go to www.
indiememe.com. @St. Edward’s University Jones Auditorium
OFFSCREEN
Paper Cuts Film Fundraiser Sat., Feb. 7. Free,
donations accepted, www.spiderhouseaustin.com.
Austin Film Festival: Screenplay & Teleplay
Competition and Film Competition Known as
the “Writer’s Festival” for the past 20 years, AFF seeks out films
that display strong written and visual storytelling. A new category
has been added this year for short screenplays and is open to
narrative scripts 40 pages in length or less. See website for
details. Screenplay and teleplay deadline: April 20. Film dead¬
line: May 20. www.austinfilmfestival.com.
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workplace and home that he tries, and majestically fails,
to call the whole thing off. That’s when things get severely
weird. Certainly original, R100 never quite blows the mind
in the way that Matsumoto’s Big Man Japan did. Still, the
salesman’s plight can be viewed through multiple subtexts:
the ongoing Japanese recession, that country’s culture of
conformity, and Japanese filmmakers’ penchant for the out¬
rageous, both cinematically and sexually. (01/23/2015)
- Marc Savlov
ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR
STRANGE MAGIC
D: Gary Rydstrom; with the voices of Evan Rachel Wood, Alan
Cumming, Meredith Anne Bull, Sam Palladio. (PG, 99 min.)
The animated musical fairy tale Strange Magic from
Lucasfilm Animation envisions A Midsummer Night's Dream
as your hit parade, churning out pop tune after pop tune with
an unrelenting zeal that’s nothing short of maddening. It’s
like watching a cartoon version of American Idol on an end¬
less karaoke loop. Based on a story sprung from the mind of
George Lucas himself, Strange Magic is very strange indeed,
an often dark tale populated by goblins, elves, sprites, and
every creepy insect imaginable. The first third of the film
meanders - unwisely - before focusing on Princess Marianne’s
journey to the Dark Forest to obtain a powerful love potion
concocted by the imprisoned Sugar Plum Fairy. There’s the
occasional clever moment during this misadventure, but it’s a
pretty witless affair for the most part. Even the gorgeous hues
that color the film can’t redeem a mundane narrative over¬
whelmed by such inane warbling. (01/30/2015)
★ - Steve Davis
ALAMO LAKELINE, ALAMO SLAUGHTER LANE, BARTON CREEK SQUARE, CM
CEDAR PARK, CM HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA, CM SOUTHPARK MEADOWS,
METROPOLITAN, MOVIEHOUSE, TINSELTOWN NORTH
THE WEDDING RINGER
D: Jeremy Garelick; with Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-
Sweeting, Alan Ritchson, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Peck, Affion Crockett,
Jorge Garcia, Dan Gill, Cloris Leachman. (R, 101 min.)
It is the rare film these days that is as aggressively
dumb and un-embarrassingly sophomoric as this completely
misfired comedy. The severely socially impaired Doug Harris
(Gad) is getting married, but he doesn’t have a single friend
to enlist into his wedding party. Happily for him, he stumbles
onto the services of Jimmy Callahan (Hart), head of Best
Man Inc., who provides not just the service of being best
man, but hires a rogues’ gallery of low-lifers to serve as
groomsmen. The film is essentially a river of obvious jokes
and amateurishly executed, escalating-disaster scenes. Insult
is added to injury when things turn mawkishly sentimental,
in a last act that makes the worst TV sitcoms seem damn
Shakespearean in terms of ambition and accomplishment.
The Wedding Ringer is so flat and tired it really doesn’t
deserve the vehemence of this review. It’s like chastising a
completely airless tire for not rolling. (01/23/2015)
★ - Louis Black
BARTON CREEK SQUARE, CM CEDAR PARK, CM ROUND ROCK, CM SOUTHPARK
MEADOWS, FLIX BREWHOUSE, GATEWAY, IPIC, LAKELINE, METROPOLITAN,
TINSELTOWN NORTH
YENNAI ARINDHAAL
D: Gautham Vasudev Menon; with Ajith Kuma. (NR, 168 min.)
Not reviewed at press time. This Tamil thriller tells the
story of a man from the age of 13 to 38. (01/30/2015)
- Marjorie Baumgarten
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© BIRDMAN OR (THE
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THE BOOK OF LIFE
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SLAUGHTER LANE
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★★★ MOVIES 8
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© GONE GIRL ★★★★ movies 8
© THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
★★★★V ALAMO RITZ
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© INHERENT VICE ★★VH
ALAMO RITZ, ALAMO SLAUGHTER LANE
© INTERSTELLAR
★★★ METROPOLITAN
© INTO THE WOODS ★★★
CM CEDAR PARK, CM HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA,
GATEWAY, METROPOLITAN, TINSELTOWN NORTH
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:
SECRET OF THE TOMB
★★★ CM HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA
© NIGHTCRAWLER
★★★★ MOVIES 8
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
★★★ MOVIES 8
© SELMA ★★★ ALAMO LAKELINE,
ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR, BARTON CREEK SQUARE,
GATEWAY, LAKELINE, TINSELTOWN NORTH,
VIOLET CROWN, WESTGATE
SPARE PARTS
CM SOUTHPARK MEADOWS, TINSELTOWN SOUTH
© ST. VINCENT ★★VH movies 8
TAKEN 3 ★★ BARTON CREEK
SQUARE, CM CEDAR PARK, CM ROUND ROCK,
CM SOUTHPARK MEADOWS, HIGHLAND,
LAKELINE, METROPOLITAN, TINSELTOWN NORTH
© THE THEORY OF
EVERYTHING
★★★V ALAMO SLAUGHTER LANE, ARBOR,
METROPOLITAN
© TOP FIVE ★★★V MOVIES 8
UNBROKEN ★★V GATEWAY
© WHIPLASH ★★★
ALAMO LAKELINE, ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR,
ALAMO VILLAGE, ARBOR, BARTON CREEK
SQUARE, TINSELTOWN SOUTH, VIOLET CROWN
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ARBOR, TINSELTOWN SOUTH
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BOYHOOD: Fri, 2:00pm; Sat, 11:45am; Sun, 2:15pm;
Mon, 3:15pm; Tue, 2:00pm; Wed (2/11), 3:05pm
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: COP: Wed (2/11), 10:10pm
FOXCATCHER: Fri, noon; Sat, 6:15pm; Sun, 9:30pm;
Mon, 10:00pm; Tue, 10:45pm; Wed (2/11), 9:45pm;
Thu (2/12), 3:45pm
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: Fri, 11:20am;
Sun, 11:30am; Mon, 3:45pm; Wed (2/11), 3:35pm
INHERENT VICE: Fri, 3:15,10:30; Sat, 9:30pm;
Sun, 12:15,6:00; Mon, 6:30pm; Tue, 3:00pm;
Wed (2/11), 6:15pm; Thu (2/12), 4:15pm
TOUGH GUY CINEMA: LIONHEART: Sun, 7:00pm
EXPERIMENTAL RESPONSE CINEMA: M4/DM; Tue, 6:45pm
MASTER PANCAKE: THE NOTEBOOK: Fri-Sat, 7:00,10:00
TOUGH GUY CINEMA: ONLY THE STRONG: Sun, 10:00pm
ACTION PACK: THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG:
Thu (2/12), 7:00pm
THE PRINCESS BRIDE: Mon, 7:00pm
TERROR TUESDAY: SHIVERS AKA THEY CAME FROM
WITHIN: Tue, 10:00pm
BANGARANG!: TRUE ROMANCE: Set, 12:15pm;
Sun, 4:00pm; Wed (2/11), 7:00pm
ACTION PACK: ULTIMATE NINETIES PARTY:
Thu (2/12), 10:00pm
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Sun, 11:40am, 3:45,8:10,10:10pm; Mon, 10:55am, 1:15,
3:45,7:00,8:55,10:55pm; Tue, 11:00am, 1:15,3:45,7:00,
8:45,10:55pm; Wed (2/11), 11:00am, 1:10,3:45,8:15,
10:25pm; Thu (2/12), 11:25am, 1:55,4:55,6:25,11:10pm
*AMIRA & SAM: Sat, 4:55pm; Sun, 7:50pm
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF
IGNORANCE): Fri, 6:40,11:25; Sat, 7:50,11:25;
Sun, 11:15pm; Mon, 7:50,11:25; Tue, 9:15,11:10;
Wed (2/11), 8:40,11:25; Thu (2/12), 7:45pm
*BLACKOR WHITE: Fri, 11:30am, 6:00,9:15pm;
Sat, 11:20am, 2:35,6:00,9:15pm; Sun, 11:25am, 2:50,
6:00,9:15pm; Mon, 11:20am, 2:50,6:00,9:15pm;
Tue, 10:50am, 2:50,6:00,9:15pm; Wed (2/11), 11:35am,
2:50,6:00,9:15pm; Thu (2/12), 11:40am, 2:55pm
BOYHOOD: Fri-Sat, 11:00am; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:40pm;
Thu (2/12), 3:00pm
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: CASABLANCA: Sat, 4:00pm;
Sun, 4:10pm
*JUPITER ASCENDING: Sun, 10:35am, 12:35,7:00,
9:35pm; Mon-Tue, 10:05am, 12:35,7:25,10:45pm;
Wed (2/11), 10:00am, 12:35,7:20,10:00pm;
Thu (2/12), 10:45am, 1:45,7:00,11:10pm
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): Fri, 3:05pm; Sat-Sun, 3:00pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 3:05pm; Thu (2/12), 4:05pm
*PADDINGTON: Fri, 10:10am, 2:55,5:10,7:25,9:40pm;
Sat, 9:35am, 1:00,4:30,6:40,9:15pm; Sun, 10:55am,
1:55,4:55,7:25,10:00pm; Mon, 10:15am, 1:00,4:05,
6:40,9:15pm; Tue, 10:15am, 1:00,4:05,6:40,8:35pm;
Wed (2/11), 10:15am, 1:00,4:05,6:40,9:15pm;
Thu (2/12), 12:15,3:15,6:00,8:35
ACTION PACK: THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG:
Sun, 6:40pm; Wed (2/11), 7:00pm;
Thu (2/12), 6:45pm
*PROJECT ALMANAC: Fri, 10:45am, 2:55,5:45,8:40,
11:15pm; Sat, 10:15am, 2:50,5:45,8:40,11:20pm;
Sun, 11:35am, 2:50,5:45,8:40,11:25pm; Mon, 11:50am,
2:50,5:45,8:40,11:15pm; Tue, 11:50am, 2:50,5:45,
8:45,10:25pm; Wed (2/11), 11:50am, 2:50,5:45,8:40,
11:30pm; Thu (2/12), 10:00am, 12:45,4:30pm
*SELMA: Fri, 2:45,6:00,9:20; Sat, 2:35,6:00,
9:20; Sun, 11:30am, 6:00,9:15pm; Mon, 11:30am,
6:00,9:20pm; Tue, 10:25am, 6:00,9:20pm;
Wed (2/11), 6:00,9:20; Thu (2/12), 10:00am, 12:25pm
*SEVENTH SON: Sun, 2:40,5:45,8:35,10:30;
Mon, 2:40,5:45,8:35,10:55; Tue, 1:50,5:00,7:50,
10:30; Wed (2/11), 2:15,5:00,7:50,10:30;
Thu (2/12), 1:10,4:15,7:30
*SEVENTHSON (3-D): Fri, 11:55am;
Sat, 11:50am; Sun, 10:45am; Mon, 10:40am;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 10:50am; Thu (2/12), 10:35am
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER:
Fri, 10:00am, noon, 1:45,4:50,8:10,10:40pm;
Sat, 9:55am, 12:10,2:10,5:20,8:10,10:20pm; Sun, 12:10,
2:15,5:15,8:55; Mon-Tue, 10:00am, 12:10,2:15,4:30,
5:20,8:15pm; Wed (2/11), 10:00am, 12:10,4:25,5:20,
8:55pm; Thu (2/12), 11:10am, 3:50,5:10,6:10,10:15pm
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D): Fri-Wed (2/11), 6:15pm
*STRANGE MAGIC: Fri, 9:45am; Sat, 10:45am;
Sun, 10:25am; Mon, 11:10am; Tue-Wed (2/11), noon;
Thu (2/12), 10:05am
ACTION PACK: ULTIMATE NINETIES SING-ALONG:
THE NINETIES WILL MAKE LOVE TO YOU: Fri, 10:00pm
WHIPLASH: Fri, 4:35pm; Sat, 1:45pm; Sun, 1:15,3:25;
Mon, 1:50,4:55; Tue, 2:00pm; Wed (2/11), 2:40,5:45;
Thu (2/12), 3:35pm
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE
SLAUGHTER LANE
5701 W. SLAUGHTER LN., 512/476-1320.
*AMERICAN SNIPER: Fri, 11:35am, 4:20,6:25,7:50,
9:40,11:05pm; Sat, 9:45am, 1:25,4:40,7:05,
8:00,11:15pm; Sun, 12:30,4:00,8:05,10:15,11:20;
Mon, 12:40,4:25,7:50,10:15,11:05; Tue, 12:15,4:20,
7:50,9:50,10:45; Wed (2/11), 12:40,2:45,4:25,7:50,
10:15,11:05; Thu (2/12), 12:45,2:45,4:45,6:00,10:40
ALAMO VICTORY: BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT:
Sat, 1:00pm; Sun, 4:50pm; Mon, 7:15pm;
Wed (2/11), 7:15pm
BOYHOOD: Mon, 2:50pm; Tue, 2:30pm;
Wed (2/11), 2:55pm; Thu (2/12), 3:55pm
THE IMITATION GAME: Fri, 11:55am, 4:00,7:05,
10:00pm; Sat, 12:30,2:15,5:15,7:45,10:50; Sun, noon,
3:15,6:25,9:55; Mon, 12:25,3:30,6:20,9:10; Tue, 12:45,
4:10,6:20,9:10; Wed (2/11), 12:30,3:30,6:20,9:10;
Thu (2/12), 10:50am, 1:25,4:25,7:45,10:55pm
INHERENT VICE: Fri, 6:50,10:20; Sat, 6:45,10:30;
Sun, 7:50,9:15; Mon-Wed (2/11), 7:00,10:30;
Thu (2/12), 6:20,9:50
*JUPITER ASCENDING: Fri, 12:10,3:05,7:25,8:15,
10:35,11:30; Sat, 11:40am, 6:25,8:20,9:10,11:30pm;
Sun, 10:55am, 2:45,6:45,7:05,10:35,11:30pm;
Mon, 11:50am, 4:05,6:40,7:30,9:55,10:45pm;
Tue, 11:55am, 3:30,6:40,7:30,10:10,11:05pm;
Wed (2/11), 4:05,6:45,7:35,9:55,10:45;
Thu (2/12), 11:35am, 1:40,7:15,11:35pm
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): Fri, 1:25pm; Sat, 3:00pm;
Sun, 1:15pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:30pm;
Thu (2/12), 5:15pm
ACTION PACK: LOVE BITES SING-ALONG: Sat, 10:15pm
*MORTDECAI: Fri, 1:10pm; Sat, 10:55am; Sun, 11:40am;
Mon, 1:00pm; Tue, 1:20pm; Wed (2/11), 1:00pm;
Thu (2/12), 12:25pm
ACTION PACK: MOULIN ROUGE SING-ALONG:
Sat, 4:00pm; Sun, 7:30pm
GIRLIE NIGHT: PRETTY WOMAN: Tue, 7:15pm
ACTION PACK: THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG:
Thu (2/12), 6:45pm
*PROJECT ALMANAC: Fri, 12:15,3:15,6:15,9:10;
Sat, 1:20,4:10,7:25,10:30; Sun, 12:30,3:30,6:20,
9:10; Mon, 12:30,3:20,6:10,9:00; Tue, 12:30,3:25,
6:30,9:25; Wed (2/11), 12:30,3:20,6:10,9:00;
Thu (2/12), 12:40,3:30
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER:
Fri, 11:10am, 1:45,3:20,6:00,9:00pm; Sat, 10:35am,
12:40,3:20,6:00pm; Sun, 10:40am, 2:05,6:00,
9:00pm; Mon, 11:15am, 1:50,3:10,6:00,9:00pm;
Tue, 11:10am, 1:45,3:10,6:00,9:00pm;
Wed (2/11), 1:50,6:00,9:00; Thu (2/12), 11:55am,
4:05,6:25,9:00pm
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D): Fri, 4:40pm; Sat, 9:35pm; Sun, 4:25pm;
Mon-Tue, 4:40pm; Wed (2/11), 4:55pm;
Thu (2/12), 2:30pm
*STRANGE MAGIC: Fri, 12:55,2:45,5:30; Sat, 9:35am,
11:25,5:00pm; Sun, 12:55,2:30,5:10; Mon, 12:10pm;
Tue, 11:40am; Wed (2/11), 12:15pm; Thu (2/12), 1:10pm
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING: Fri, 3:45pm; Sat, 1:45,
3:40; Sun, 3:35pm; Mon, 3:50pm; Tue, 3:55pm;
Wed (2/11), 3:50pm; Thu (2/12), 3:20pm
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE SOUTH LAMAR
1120 S. LAMAR, 512/383-8309.
*2015 ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED ANIMATED
SHORT FILMS: Fri, 10:50am, 8:50pm; Sat, 10:50am,
9:00pm; Sun, 9:25am, 8:45pm; Mon, 11:05am,
7:20pm; Tue-Wed (2/11), 11:10am, 6:45pm; Thu
(2/12), 12:55pm
*2015 ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED LIVE-ACTION
SHORT FILMS: Fri, 2:10,11:15; Sat, 2:10,11:25;
Sun, 11:50am, 11:10pm; Mon, 2:10,9:10; Tue, 2:00,
9:25; Wed (2/11), 2:00,9:40; Thu (2/12), 4:05,7:10
*AMERICAN SNIPER: Fri, 11:40am, 2:55,4:00,6:20,
7:15,9:35,10:35pm; Sat, 11:30am, 2:45,4:00,6:00,
7:15,9:15,10:30pm; Sun, 9:10am, 12:25,3:40,7:30,
10:15pm; Mon, 11:00am, 12:30,3:45,7:00,10:15pm;
Tue, 12:30,3:30,3:45,7:00,9:10,10:55;
Wed (2/11), 12:30,3:45,7:00,9:10,10:50;
Thu (2/12), 11:50am, 3:20,4:45,6:45,10:45pm
*AMIRA a SAM: Fri, 11:30am, 2:00,4:30,7:00,9:50pm;
Sat, 11:30am, 2:00,4:30,6:30,9:50pm; Sun, 10:10am,
2:50,5:20,6:20,9:40pm; Mon, 11:10am, 2:20,
4:50,6:40,9:45pm; Tue, 11:30am, 2:00,4:30,7:30,
9:35pm; Wed (2/11), 11:50am, 2:20,4:50,7:30,
10:10pm; Thu (2/12), noon, 2:10,3:45,6:30,9:15
*BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF
IGNORANCE): Fri, 10:00am, 1:00,5:00,8:05,
11:05pm; Sat, 10:00am, 1:00,4:45,8:05,11:05pm;
Sun, 10:00am, 1:00,4:30,6:40,10:45pm;
Mon, 11:25am, 2:25,4:30,7:30,10:30pm;
Tue, 11:05am, 12:30,4:55,7:55,10:15pm;
Wed (2/11), 11:00am, 2:30,4:50,7:50,10:15pm;
Thu (2/12), 11:05am, 2:30,5:30,7:45,9:35pm
MASTER PANCAKE: CHOOSE YOUR OWN PANCAKE:
TV SHOW EDITION: Sun, 7:00pm
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY: Fri-Sat, 7:10pm;
Sun, 9:05pm
GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE (3-D): Fri, 4:00pm;
Sat, 4:20pm; Sun, 3:30pm; Mon, 4:30pm;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 4:15pm; Thu (2/12), 5:00pm
THE IMITATION GAME: Fri, 10:00am, 12:50,3:55,6:00,
9:45pm; Sat, 10:00am, 12:50,3:55,6:55,9:45pm;
Sun, 11:30am, 2:20,5:10,8:00,10:50pm; Mon, 12:10,
2:55,5:25,8:05,10:00; Tue, 11:25am, 2:15,5:20,
8:10,11:00pm; Wed (2/11), 11:25am, 1:05,3:55,7:20,
9:50pm; Thu (2/12), 2:05,4:55,7:50,9:05
DRAFTHOUSE FILMS: MOOD INDIGO: Tue, 7:00pm
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR: Fri-Sat, 10:25am, 1:30,
4:35,7:40pm; Sun, 9:00am, 12:05,3:15,7:50pm;
Mon, 11:50am, 2:55,10:55pm; Tue, 12:55,4:00,6:20;
Wed (2/11), 12:55,4:00; Thu (2/12), 11:05am, 1:45pm
RIOO: Fri-Sat, 10:45pm; Sun, 10:55pm; Mon, 9:45pm;
Tue, 10:00pm; Wed (2/11), 10:05pm
SECRETARY: Sun, 4:00pm; Wed (2/11), 7:00pm
*SELMA: Fri, 12:20,3:30,6:45,9:55; Sat, 10:25am,
12:30,3:40,6:55,10:55pm; Sun, 10:30am, 12:45,
2:45,6:50,10:00pm; Mon, 12:30,3:40,6:55,10:05;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 12:20,3:30,6:45,9:55;
Thu (2/12), 4:45,6:15,10:45
*SEVENTHSON: Fri-Sat, 11:20am, 5:10,7:55,10:40pm;
Sun, 10:00am, 4:00,6:00,9:45pm; Mon, 11:20am,
5:10,7:55,10:40pm; Tue-Wed (2/11), 11:10am, 5:00,
7:45,10:30pm; Thu (2/12), 11:25am, 4:45,7:30,10:15pm
*SEVENTHSON( 3-D): Fri, 1:20pm; Sat, 1:40pm;
Sun, 12:40pm; Mon, 1:45pm; Tue-Wed (2/11), 1:35pm;
Thu (2/12), 2:20pm
WHIPLASH: Fri, 11:05am, 2:10pm; Sat, 1:45pm;
Sun-Mon, 1:40pm; Tue, 2:05pm; Wed (2/11), 2:00pm;
Thu (2/12), 1:55pm
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE
2700 W. ANDERSON, 512/459-7090.
*AMERICAN SNIPER: Fri, 1:00,3:45,7:00,10:15;
Sat, 10:00am, 12:15,3:50,7:00,10:15pm;
Sun, 10:50am, 12:30,3:45,6:30,9:00pm;
Mon, 3:45,7:00,10:15; Tue, noon, 4:10,6:30,
9:45; Wed (2/11), 12:05,2:45,6:30,10:00;
Thu (2/12), noon, 3:50,7:00,11:10
BOOGIE NIGHTS: Tue, 7:00pm
*JUPITER ASCENDING: Fri, 12:30,7:25,9:20,11:40;
Sat, 9:35am, 1:10,7:30,10:40pm; Sun, 11:55am, 7:30,
10:00pm; Mon, 7:25,9:25; Tue, 12:45,7:25,10:30;
Wed (2/11), 3:20,7:45,9:45; Thu (2/12), 2:05,6:00,10:15
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): Fri, 4:15pm; Sat, 4:20pm;
Sun, 3:20pm; Mon, 4:15pm; Tue, 3:20pm; Wed
(2/11), 12:50pm; Thu (2/12), 5:25pm
ACTION PACK: MOULIN ROUGE SING-ALONG:
Sun, 7:00pm; Wed (2/11), 7:00pm
*PROJECT ALMANAC: Fri, 12:15,3:05,6:00,10:40;
Sat, noon, 3:00,6:00,9:25; Sun, 2:00,4:45,7:00,
10:40; Mon, 3:30,6:10,10:35; Tue, 1:20,4:05,7:00,
10:45; Wed (2/11), 1:15,4:00,7:00,10:50;
Thu (2/12), 1:20,5:10,7:00,9:05
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Sat, 12m id
WHIPLASH: Fri, 12:45,6:35; Sat, 12:40,11:40; Sun, 12:15,
6:00; Mon, 3:15,6:30; Tue, 12:20,6:00; Wed (2/11), 11:50am,
6:00pm; Thu (2/12), 11:45am, 3:15pm
WILD: Fri, 3:30,8:45; Sat, 3:25pm; Sun, 3:00,9:45;
Mon, 3:30,9:00; Tue, 3:05,8:50; Wed (2/11), 8:45pm;
Thu (2/12), 2:30pm
KIDS: WILLY WONKA a THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY:
Sat, 9:00am
ARBOR CINEMA @ GREAT HILLS
9828 GREAT HILLS TRAIL
(AT JOLLYVILLE), 512/231-9742.
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF
IGNORANCE) (CC/DVS): 12:40,3:30,7:20,10:10
CAKE: 12:30,10:25
THE IMITATION GAME (CC/DVS): 12:50,4:00,
7:30,10:15
WOAfAfK; 12:05,3:10,6:50,10:00
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR: 1:00,9:50
MR. TURNER: noon, 3:20,6:40,9:55
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (CC/DVS): 12:10,3:40,
7:00,10:05
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT: 12:20,2:50,5:20,7:50,10:20
WHIPLASH (CC/DVS): 3:50,7:40
WILD (CC/DVS): 4:10,7:10
BARTON CREEK SQUARE (AMC)
BARTON CREEK SQUARE MALL,
MOPAC & HIGHWAY 360, 888/262-4386.
*AMERICANSNIPER (CC/DVS, DIGITAL):
Fri-Sat, 10:25am, 1:30,4:30,7:30,8:40,10:00pm;
Sun, 10:25am, 1:30,4:30,7:30,8:40pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:30,4:35,6:00,7:40,9:00
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF
IGNORANCE) (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 3:00pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:00pm
*BLACKOR WHITE (CC, DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, noon, 3:00,
5:50,8:40; Mon-Wed (2/11), 11:45am, 2:30,
5:15,8:00pm
*BLACKSEA (CC, DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 1:20pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 11:45am
*THE BOY NEXT DOOR (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri, 2:25,
4:45,7:10,9:30,10:50; Sat, noon, 2:25,4:45,7:10,
9:30,10:50; Sun, noon, 2:25,4:45,7:10; Mon, 1:40,
4:00,6:20,8:45; Tue-Wed (2/11), 4:00,6:20,8:45
THE IMITATION GAME (CC, DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 10:45am,
1:35,4:25,7:15,10:45pm; Sun, 10:45am, 1:35,4:25,
7:15pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 12:15,3:00,5:45,8:30
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, DIGITAL, IMAX):
Fri-Sun, 1:00,7:00; Mon-Wed (2/11), 2:15,8:00
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, CC/DVS):
Fri-Sun, 10:40am, 4:45,8:10pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 3:10,6:05,9:00
*JUPITER ASCENDING (CC/DVS, DIGITAL):
Fri-Sat, 2:10,10:30; Sun, 2:10pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 12:15pm
*THE LOFT (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 8:30,11:05;
Sun, 8:30pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 6:20,8:50
*PADDINGTON (CC, DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 11:10am,
1:40,4:05,6:40,10:50pm; Sun, 11:10am, 1:40,4:05,
6:40pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:40,4:00,6:25,8:50
*PROJECTALMANAC (CC/DVS, DIGITAL):
Fri-Sat, 2:00,5:15,7:55,10:45; Sun, 2:00,5:15,7:55;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 12:20,3:00,5:35,8:15
SELMA (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 11:20am,
2:15pm; Mon, 10:30am, 11:45,2:40pm;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 11:45am, 2:40pm
SEVENTH SON (3-D, DIGITAL, IMAX): Fri-Sat, 10:15am,
4:15,10:15pm; Sun, 10:15am, 4:15pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 11:45am, 5:20pm
*SEVENTHSON (3-D, CC/DVS): Fri-Sun, 3:20,5:50,
8:20; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:10,6:30
SEVENTH SON (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 11:30am,
12:30,9:40pm; Sun, 11:30am, 12:30pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 4:00,9:00
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D, CC/DVS): Fri, 10:15am, noon, 12:40,2:35,5:00,
6:10,9:15pm; Sat, 9:40am, 10:15, noon, 12:40,2:35,
5:00,6:10,9:15pm; Sun, 9:40am, 10:15, noon, 12:40,
2:35,5:00,6:10pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), noon, 1:20,
2:30,3:40,4:50
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE:SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:55am, 1:20,3:40,
7:45pm; Mon, 11:00am, 7:20pm;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 7:20pm
*STRANGEMAGIC (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri, noon;
Sat-Sun, 9:40am; Mon, 11:15am;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 1:30pm
TAKEN 3 (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 5:30,8:15,11:05;
Sun, 5:30,8:15; Mon-Wed (2/11), 5:35,8:15
*THE WEDDING RINGER (CC/DVS, DIGITAL):
Fri-Sun, 10:50am, 4:25,7:00pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 2:30,5:00,7:30
WHIPLASH (CC/DVS, DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 5:45pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 3:55pm
1335 E. WHITESTONE, 800/326-3264.
AMERICAN SNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:10am,
noon, 1:40,3:20,5:00,6:40,8:20,9:50pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), noon, 1:40,3:20,5:00,6:40,
8:20,9:50
BLACK OR WHITE (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:10,
3:10,6:30,9:20; Thu (2/12), 12:10,3:10
INTO THE WOODS (DIGITAL):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 7:20,10:20
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): 3:30,10:10
JUPITER ASCENDING (DIGITAL): 12:30,7:10
THELOF T (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 10:20pm
PADDINGTON (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:20am, 1:00,
4:00,6:30,9:00pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:00,4:00,
6:30,9:00; Thu (2/12), 1:00,4:00
PROJECT ALMANAC (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:00am,
12:50,3:50,6:50,9:40pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 12:50,
3:50,6:50,9:40; Thu (2/12), 12:50,3:50,6:50
SEVENTH SON ( 3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 4:40,
10:00pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 4:40,10:00
SEVENTH SON (DIGITAL): 1:50,7:30
THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D): Fri-Sun, 10:40am, 11:30,1:10,2:00,3:40,6:10,
8:40,10:20pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:10,2:00,3:40,
6:10,8:40,10:20; Thu (2/12), 1:10,2:00,
3:40,6:10,8:40
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 9:50am, 12:20,2:50,4:30,5:20,
7:00,7:50,9:30pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:20,2:50,
4:30,5:20,7:00,7:50,9:30
STRANGE MAGIC (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 11:20am, 2:10,
4:50pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:10,4:50
TAKEN 3 (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:50am, 4:10pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 4:10pm
THE WEDDING RINGER (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed
(2/11), 1:30,7:40; Thu (2/12), 1:30pm
CINEMARK HILL COUNTRY
GALLERIA 14
12812 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., 800/326-3264.
AMERICAN SNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:45am, 1:15,
4:35,6:50,7:55,10:10pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:15,4:35,
6:50,7:55,10:10
BLACK OR WHITE (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:45,
3:45,6:55,10:00
BLACK SEA (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 2:00,7:50;
Sun, 7:50pm; Mon-Tue, 2:00,7:50;
Wed (2/11), 10:20pm
CLASSICS: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S: Sun, 2:00pm;
Wed (2/11), 2:00,7:00
THE IMITATION GAME (CINE ARTS DIGITAL):
Fri-Sun, 10:45am, 1:40,4:30,7:25,10:25pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:40,4:30,7:25,10:25
INTO THE WOODS (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:30,
3:35,6:40,9:50
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 3:50,10:15
JUPITER ASCENDING (DIGITAL):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:40,7:00
THE LOFT (DIGITAL): Fri-Tue, 5:00,10:35;
Wed (2/11), 10:20pm
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (CINEARTS DIGITAL):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:20,3:25,6:30,9:35
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (DIGI¬
TAL): Fri-Sun, 11:10am, 2:05,4:55,7:45,10:25pm;
Mon-Tue, 2:05,4:55,7:45,10:25; Wed (2/11), 2:05,
4:55,7:45
PADDINGTON (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 11:25am, 2:10,4:50,
7:30,10:05pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 2:10,4:50,
7:30,10:05
PROJECT ALMANAC (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:55am,
1:50,4:45,7:40,10:30pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:50,
4:45,7:40,10:30
SEVENTH SON (3-D): Fri-Sun, 10:50am, 4:20,9:55pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 4:20,9:55
SEVENTH SON (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 1:35,7:10
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:25,3:05,5:45,8:20
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 11:05am, 1:45,4:25,7:05,
9:45pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:45,4:25,7:05,9:45
STRANGE MAGIC (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 10:45am, 1:25,
4:05pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:25,4:05
CINEMARK MOVIES 8 ROUND ROCK
2120 N. MAYS, ROUND ROCK, 512/388-2848.
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,
NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY ( DIGITAL):
Fri, 2:15,5:00; Sat-Sun, 10:05am, 12:05,2:15,5:00pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:15,5:00
BLACKHAT (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:00,4:00,7:00,9:55,
11:15; Sat, 10:00am, 1:00,4:00,7:00,9:55,11:15pm;
Sun, 10:00am, 1:00,4:00,7:00,9:55pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:00,4:00,7:00,9:55
THE BOOK OF LIFE (3-D): Fri, 3:45pm;
Sat-Sun, 10:45am, 3:45pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 3:45pm
THE BOOK OF LIFE (DIGITAL): 1:30,6:30
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (3-D): Fri, 6:15pm;
Sat-Sun, 11:30am, 6:15pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 6:15pm
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (DIGITAL): 2:45,9:30
THE GAMBLER (DIGITAL): Fri, 2:00,4:45,7:30,10:05,
11:45; Sat, 11:15am, 2:00,4:45,7:30,10:05,11:45pm;
Sun, 11:15am, 2:00,4:45,7:30,10:05pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:00,4:45,7:30,10:05
GONE GIRL (DIGITAL): 7:50pm
NIGHTCRAWLER (DIGITAL): 9:00pm
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (3-D): Fri, 1:45,4:30;
Sat-Sun, 11:00am, 1:45,4:30pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:45,4:30
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (DIGITAL): Fri, 2:30,
5:15,7:40,10:00; Sat-Sun, 10:00am, 12:15,2:30,5:15,
7:40,10:00pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:30,5:15,7:40,10:00
ST. VINCENT (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:15,4:15,6:45,9:15,
11:30; Sat, 10:30am, 1:15,4:15,6:45,9:15,11:30pm;
Sun, 10:30am, 1:15,4:15,6:45,9:15pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:15,4:15,6:45,9:15
TOP FIVE (DIGITAL): 7:10,9:45
CINEMARK ROUND ROCK
4401 N. 1-35, ROUND ROCK, 800/326-3264.
AMERICAN SNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 10:25am,
12:30,1:40,4:00,4:45,7:15,8:15,9:15,10:30pm;
Sun-Wed (2/11), 12:30,1:40,4:00,4:45,7:15,8:15,9:15,
10:30; Thu (2/12), 12:30,1:40,4:00,4:45,7:15,10:30
BIG HERO 6 (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 10:50am, 1:35,4:25,
7:05pm; Sun-Thu (2/12), 1:35,4:25,7:05
BLACK OR WHITE (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 10:40am, 1:45,
4:45,7:35,10:25pm; Sun-Thu (2/12), 1:45,4:45,
7:35,10:25
THE BOY NEXT DOOR (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 11:00am,
4:20,10:00pm; Sun-Thu (2/12), 4:20,10:00
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY-PARTI
(DIGITAL): 1:25,6:40
THE IMITATION GAME (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 11:25am,
2:20,5:05,7:55,10:40pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 11:25am,
2:20,5:05,7:55pm; Thu (2/12), 11:25am, 2:20pm
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): 12:45,10:35
JUPITER ASCENDING (DIGITAL): 4:15,7:30
THE LOFT (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 2:10pm;
Thu (2/12), 2:10am
PADDINGTON (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 10:45am, 1:15,3:45,
6:30pm; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:15,3:45,6:30;
Thu (2/12), 1:15,3:45,6:10
PROJECT ALMANAC (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 10:35am, 1:30,
4:05,6:45,9:30pm; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:30,4:05,6:45,
9:30; Thu (2/12), 1:30,4:05,6:45
SEVENTH SON (3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:30am, 5:00,10:40pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 11:30am, 5:00,10:35pm
SEVENTH SON (DIGITAL): 2:15,8:00
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D): Fri-Sat, 10:30am, noon, 5:15,7:45,
8:25,9:45,10:15,10:45pm; Sun, noon, 5:15,7:45,8:25,
9:45,10:15,10:45; Mon-Thu (2/12), noon, 5:15,7:45,
8:25,9:45,10:15
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sat, 11:15am, 1:00,2:00,2:45,
3:30,4:30,6:00,7:00pm; Sun-Thu (2/12), 11:25am,
1:00,2:00,2:45,3:30,4:30,6:00,7:00pm
TAKEN 3 (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 9:50pm
THE WEDDING RINGER (DIGITAL):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:40am, 4:55,7:40,10:20pm;
Thu (2/12), 11:40am, 4:55pm
CINEMARKSOUTHPARK MEADOWS
9900 S. 1-35, 800/326-3264.
AMERICAN SNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:05,4:15,7:20,
10:30; Sat-Sun, 10:00am, 1:05,4:15,7:20,10:30pm;
Mon-Tue, 1:05,4:15,7:20,10:30
BLACK OR WHITE (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:00,4:05,7:05,
10:00; Sat, 10:05am, 1:00,4:05,7:05,10:00pm;
Sun, 10:00am, 1:00,4:05,7:05,10:00pm;
Mon-Tue, 1:00,4:05,7:05,10:00
THE BOY NEXT DOOR (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:45,4:40,7:30,
10:05; Sat-Sun, 11:15am, 1:45,4:40,7:30,10:05pm;
Mon-Tue, 1:45,4:40,7:30,10:05
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): Fri, 4:30,10:35;
Sat-Sun, 10:10am, 4:30,10:35pm;
Mon-Tue, 4:30,10:35
JUPITER ASCENDING (DIGITAL): Fri-Tue, 1:20,7:35
THE LOFT (DIGITAL): Fri-Tue, 1:10,6:55
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (DIGITAL): Fri-Tue, 10:10pm
PADDINGTON (DIGITAL): Fri, 12:55,3:55,6:40,
9:25; Sat-Sun, 10:20am, 12:55,3:55,6:40,9:25pm;
Mon-Tue, 12:55,3:55,6:40,9:25
PROJECT ALMANAC (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:30,4:35,7:25,
10:15; Sat-Sun, 10:35am, 1:30,4:35,7:25,10:15pm;
Mon-Tue, 1:30,4:35,7:25,10:15
SEVENTH SON (3-D): Fri, 3:50,9:50;
Sat-Sun, 10:25am, 3:50,9:50pm; Mon-Tue, 3:50,9:50
SEVENTH SON (DIGITAL): Fri-Tue, 1:10,7:10
SPARE PARTS (DIGITAL): Fri, 4:10,9:45;
Sat-Sun, 10:15am, 4:10,9:45pm; Mon-Tue, 4:10,9:45
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D): Fri, 1:15,3:05,4:00,6:45,8:35,9:30;
Sat-Sun, 10:30am, 1:15,3:05,4:00,6:45,8:35,
9:30pm; Mon-Tue, 1:15,3:05,4:00,6:45,8:35,9:30
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(DIGITAL): Fri, 2:15,4:55,5:50,7:40,10:25;
Sat-Sun, 11:25am, 12:20,2:15,4:55,5:50,7:40,
10:25pm; Mon-Tue, 2:15,4:55,5:50,7:40,10:25
STRANGE MAGIC (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:50,4:45,7:15;
Sat-Sun, 11:00am, 1:50,4:45,7:15pm; Mon-Tue, 1:50,
4:45,7:15
TAKEN 3 (DIGITAL): Fri, 12:45,3:30,6:35,9:35;
Sat, 10:00am, 12:45,3:30,6:35,9:35pm; Sun, 12:50,
3:30,6:35,9:35; Mon-Tue, 12:45,3:30,6:35,9:35
THE WEDDING RINGER (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:35,4:25,
7:45,10:30; Sat, 10:55am, 1:35,4:25,7:45,10:30pm;
Sun-Tue, 1:35,4:25,7:45,10:30
CINEMARK STONE HILL
TOWN CENTER
18820 HILLTOP COMMERCIAL DR.
(SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HIGHWAYS
130 & 45), 512/251-0938.
AMERICAN SNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, noon, 3:15,
6:30,9:45; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:00,4:30,8:00;
Thu (2/12), 1:00,4:30,8:30
BLACK OR WHITE (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 12:10,3:10,6:10,
9:15; Mon-Wed (2/11), 12:10,3:10,6:10,9:00;
Thu (2/12), 12:10,3:10
THE IMITATION GAME (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 12:30,3:15,
6:50,9:35; Mon-Wed (2/11), 12:30,3:15,6:30,9:10;
Thu (2/12), 12:30,3:15
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): Fri-Sun, noon, 9:50;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:05,9:00
JUPITER ASCENDING (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 3:20,6:40;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 3:05,6:05
PADDINGTON (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 12:05,2:40,5:10,
7:40,10:05; Mon-Wed (2/11), 12:30,3:30,6:30,9:00;
Thu (2/12), 12:30,3:00,5:30
PROJECT ALMANAC (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:45,
3:35,6:20,9:00; Thu (2/12), 12:45,3:35,6:20
SEVENTH SON (3-D): Fri-Sun, 1:00,10:00;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:00,9:10
SEVENTH SON (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 4:00,7:00;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 4:00,6:35
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:15,3:05,6:05,8:45;
Mon-Thu (2/12), noon, 2:35,5:30,8:15
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 1:40,4:30,7:20,10:00;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:15,4:00,6:45,9:10
FLIX BREWHOUSE
2200 S. 1-35, ROUND ROCK, 512/244-3549.
*AMERICANSNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 12:30,1:35,
3:45,7:30,9:00; Mon-Wed (2/11), 3:45,7:30,9:00;
Thu (2/12), 3:45pm
*BLACK OR WHITE (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, noon, 3:00,
6:15; Mon-Thu (2/12), 3:00,6:15
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): Fri-Sun, 10:40am
*JUPITERASCENDING (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 1:30,4:30,
7:00,9:55; Mon-Wed (2/11), 4:30,7:00,9:55;
Thu (2/12), 4:30pm
*PROJECTALMANAC (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 3:15,
6:30,9:15; Thu (2/12), 3:15pm
*THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D): Fri-Sun, 10:30am
*THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (DIGITAL): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 12:15,1:00,3:30,
6:00,8:30pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 3:30,6:00,8:30;
Thu (2/12), 3:30pm
*THE WEDDING RINGER (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed
(2/11), 4:40,7:15,10:00; Thu (2/12), 4:40,7:15
GALAXY HIGHLAND 10
N. 1-35 & MIDDLE FISKVILLE, 512/467-7305.
AMERICAN SNIPER: 12:30,3:45,6:55,9:45
*BLACKOR WHITE: 12:55,4:15,7:00,9:40
THE BOY NEXT DOOR: Fri-Sat, 12:35,2:50,5:05,7:20,
9:35; Sun, 12:35,2:50,5:05,9:35;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:35,2:50,5:05,7:20,9:35
*JUPITER ASCENDING: Fri-Sat, 1:30,4:20,4:30,7:05,
7:20,9:30,10:00,11:50; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:30,4:20,
4:30,7:05,7:20,9:30,10:00; Thu (2/12), 1:30,
4:20,4:30
*JUPITERASCENDING (3-D): 1:15pm
*THELOFT: Fri-Sat, 7:20,9:45,12mid;
Sun-Thu (2/12), 7:20,9:45
*PROJECT ALMANAC: Fri-Wed (2/11), noon, 2:20,
4:45,7:15,9:50; Thu (2/12), noon, 2:20,4:45
*SEVENTHSON: Fri-Sat, 1:50,7:10,9:55,12mid;
Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:50,7:10,9:55; Thu (2/12), 1:50pm
*SEVENTHSON( 3-D): 4:30pm
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER:
Fri-Sat, 12:20,2:15,2:25,4:35,4:50,7:15,9:40,12mid;
Sun-Thu (2/12), 12:20,2:15,2:25,4:35,4:50,
7:15,9:40
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D): Fri, 12:10,2:25; Fri-Sat, 12:10,2:25; Sat-Sun, 12:10,
2:25; Sun-Mon, 12:10,2:25; Mon-Tue, 12:10,2:25;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 12:10,2:25; Wed (2/ll)-Thu
(2/12), 12:10,2:25; Thu (2/12), 12:10,2:25
*THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (DIGITAL): 4:50,7:15,9:40
*TAKEN3: Fri-Sat, 1:30,4:20,6:50,9:25,12mid;
Sun-Thu (2/12), 1:30,4:20,6:50,9:25
GATEWAY THEATRE
9700 STONELAKE, 512/416-5700.
*AMERICANSNIPER (CC/DVS): noon, 3:20,
7:00,10:05
BLACK OR WHITE (CC/DVS): 12:25,3:30,7:20,10:10
BLACK SEA (CC/DVS): 11:50am, 2:35,5:20,
8:05,10:45pm
54 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE FEBRUARY6,2015 austinchronicle.com
ARMIES (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:45,4:10,7:25,
10:00; Thu (2/12), 12:45,3:50,7:00
*THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKING JAY- PART 1 (CC/
DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 2:25,7:50; Thu (2/12), 2:25pm
*INTO THE WOODS (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:40,
4:05,7:25,10:30; Thu (2/12), 12:40,4:05
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, CC/DVS): 12:15,7:30
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, CC/DVS, IMAX):
3:15,7:00
*JUPITER ASCENDING (CC/DVS): 3:45,10:30
THE LOFT ( CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:50am, 5:20,
10:40pm; Thu (2/12), 11:50am, 5:20pm
PADDINGTON (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:55am,
2:25,4:45,7:10,10:40pm; Thu (2/12), 11:55am, 2:25,
4:45,7:00pm
PROJECT ALMANAC (CC/DVS): 11:55am, 2:35,5:15,
7:55,10:35pm
*SELMA (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:20,3:45,7:15,
10:15; Thu (2/12), 12:20,3:45,7:00
SEVENTH SON (CC/DVS): 2:35,10:40
*SEVENTHSON( 3-D, CC/DVS): noon, 5:10,7:45
*SEVENTHSON (3-D, CC/DVS, IMAX): 12:30,10:10
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(CC/DVS): 12:05,2:30,3:00,5:00,7:35,10:05
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D, CC/DVS): 12:35,5:30,8:05,10:35
UNBROKEN (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:10,3:40,
7:05,10:20; Thu (2/12), 12:10,3:15,6:45
THE WEDDING RINGER (CC/DVS): Fri-Sun, 12:05,
2:45,5:20,8:00,10:35; Mon, 2:45,5:20,8:00,10:35;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 12:05,2:45,5:20,8:00,10:35;
Thu (2/12), 11:50am, 2:20,4:45pm
IPIC THEATERS AUSTIN
3225 AMY DONOVAN PLAZA
(AT THE DOMAIN, FORMERLY
GOLD CLASS CINEMA), 512/568-3400.
*AMERICAN SNIPER: Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:55am, 3:30,
7:00,10:35pm
BLACK OR WHITE: Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:30,3:45,
6:45,10:15
THE IMITATION GAME: Fri-Wed (2/11), noon, 3:00,
6:00,9:00
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:45,
4:00,7:30,11:00
*PROJECT ALMANAC: Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:20,3:20,
6:15,9:15
SEVENTH SON (3-D): Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:30am, 2:30,
5:25,8:25,11:15pm
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D): Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:00am, 1:45,4:30,
7:15,10:00pm
*THE WEDDING RINGER: Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:15am,
2:00,5:00,8:00,10:40pm
LAKELINE
LAKELINE MALL AT HIGHWAY 183 & RR
620, 512/335-4793.
*AMERICANSNIPER (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 1:05,3:50,
7:05,10:05; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:05,3:50,7:05
JUPITER ASCENDING (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 4:00,10:00;
Sun-Wed (2/11), 4:00pm
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, CC/DVS):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 1:00,7:00
THE LOFT (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 4:40,10:40;
Sun-Wed (2/11), 4:40pm
PADDINGTON (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 1:20,4:20,7:20,
10:10; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:20,4:20,7:20
PROJECT ALMANAC (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 1:15,4:15,
7:15,10:15; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:15,4:15,7:15
SELMA (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 1:40,7:40
SEVENTH SON (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 10:30pm;
Sun-Wed (2/11), 4:30pm
*SEVENTH SON (Z-D, CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 1:30,4:30,
7:30; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:30,7:30
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 4:10,9:50;
Sun-Wed (2/11), 4:10pm
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D, CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 1:10,7:10
*TAKEN3 (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 1:35,4:35,7:35,10:35;
Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:35,4:35,7:35
THE WEDDING RINGER (CC/DVS): Fri-Sat, 1:25,4:25,
7:25,10:25; Sun-Wed (2/11), 1:25,4:25,7:25
METROPOLITAN
S. 1-35 & STASSNEY, 512/447-0101.
*ANNIE (CC/DVS): Fri-Sun, 1:05,4:10,7:10,10:05;
Mon-Tue, 12:50,4:10,7:10,10:05; Wed (2/11), 12:50,
4:10,10:40; Thu (2/12), 12:50,4:20,7:30
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF
IGNORANCE) (CC/DVS): 1:20,4:10,7:20,10:10
BLACK OR WHITE (CC/DVS): 1:30,4:30,7:30,10:30
THE BOY NEXT DOOR (CC/DVS): 2:00,5:00,
7:40,10:10
*THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
(CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 1:50,5:15,9:30;
Thu (2/12), 1:50,5:15
THE IMITATION GAME (CC/DVS): 1:40,4:35,7:20,10:00
INTERSTELLAR (CC/DVS): 9:30pm
*INTO THE WOODS (CC/DVS): 1:10,4:15,7:15,10:20
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, CC/DVS): Fri-Sun, 12:30,
3:40,4:30,7:00,10:10; Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:50,3:40,
4:30,7:00,10:10
*JUPITER ASCENDING (CC/DVS): Fri-Tue, 1:15,7:40,
10:45; Wed (2/11), 1:20,7:40,10:45; Thu (2/12), 1:15,
7:40,10:45
PROJECT ALMANAC (CC/DVS): 2:30,5:10,7:55,10:35
STRANGE MAGIC (CC/DVS): 1:00,3:50,6:30
*TAKEN3 (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 2:10,4:50,7:50,
10:30; Thu (2/12), 2:10,4:50
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (CC/DVS): 1:20,4:40,
7:35,10:25
THE WEDDING RINGER (CC/DVS): 2:20,5:00,
8:00,10:35
MILLENNIUM THEATRE
1156 HARGRAVE, 512/472-6932.
DUMB AND DUMBER TO: Fri-Sat, 11:00am, 2:05,5:10,
8:15pm; Wed (2/11)-Thu (2/12), 11:00am,
2:05,5:10pm
MOVIEHOUSE& EATERY
8300 N. FM 620, BLDG B, 512/501-3520.
AMERICAN SNIPER (BIGHOUSE - DINE IN):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:30am, 3:00,7:00,10:15pm;
Thu (2/12), 1:00,4:15
AMERICAN SNIPER (DINE IN): Fri-Sat, 12:30,4:00,
7:30,8:45,10:45; Sun-Mon, 12:30,4:00,7:30,10:45;
Tue-Wed (2/11), 12:30,4:00,7:30,8:45,10:45;
Thu (2/12), 12:30,4:00,7:30
BLACK OR WHITE (GENERAL ADMISSION):
Fri-Sun, 12:30,3:15,8:30,9:15; Mon, 12:30,3:15,8:30,
10:45; Tue-Thu (2/12), 12:30,3:15,8:30,9:15
THE IMITATION GAME (GENERAL ADMISSION):
12:15,5:30,8:15,11:00
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): 2:45,6:00
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, D-BOX): 2:45,6:00
JUPITER ASCENDING (DINE IN): Fri-Sun, 9:45am,
10:30,1:30,4:30,7:45,8:30,9:15pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 10:45am, 1:45,4:45,7:45,8:30,
9:15pm; Thu (2/12), 10:45am, 1:45,4:45,7:45pm
PADDINGTON (GENERAL ADMISSION):
Fri-Sun, 9:45am, 3:00,6:00,11:15pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 3:00,6:00,11:15
PROJECT ALMANAC (DINE IN): 10:45pm
PROJECT ALMANAC (GENERAL ADMISSION):
Fri-Sun, 10:15am, 1:00,3:45,6:30pm; Mon, 1:00,
3:45; Tue-Thu (2/12), 1:00,3:45,6:30
SEVENTH SON (3-D): 9:00pm
SEVENTH SON (3-D, D-BOX): 9:00pm
SEVENTH SON (DINE IN): Fri-Sun, 10:15am, 1:00,
3:45,6:30,9:15pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:00,3:45,
6:30,9:15; Thu (2/12), 12:45,3:45,6:30,9:15
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER ( 3-D): Fri, 10:00am; Fri-Sat, 10:00am;
Sat-Sun, 10:00am; Sun, 10:00am;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:15pm
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(DINE IN): Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:00am, 12:45,1:30,3:15,
4:15,6:00,6:45pm; Thu (2/12), 11:00am, 12:45,
1:30,3:15,4:15,5:45,6:45pm
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (GENERAL ADMISSION): Fri-Sun, 10:00am
STRANGE MAGIC (DINE IN): Fri-Sun, 10:15am, 12:45,
3:30,6:00pm; Tue-Wed (2/11), 12:45,3:30,6:00;
Thu (2/12), 11:45am, 2:15,5:00pm
TINSELTOWN NORTH
N. 1-35 & FM 1825, 512/989-8535.
AMERICAN SNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:00,2:45,4:15,
6:00,7:30,9:15,10:45; Sat, 9:45am, 11:30,1:00,
2:45,4:15,6:00,7:30,9:15,10:45pm; Sun, 9:45am,
1:00,4:15,6:00,7:30,9:15,10:45pm; Mon-Tue, 1:00,
2:45,4:15,6:00,7:30,9:15,10:45; Wed (2/11), 1:00,
4:15,7:30,9:15,10:45; Thu (2/12), 1:00,2:45,4:15,
6:00,7:30,10:45
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF
IGNORANCE) (CINEARTS DIGITAL): Fri, 4:20,
10:35; Sat-Sun, 9:55am, 4:20,10:35pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 4:20,10:35
BLACK OR WHITE (DIGITAL): Fri, 12:50,3:50,7:00,
10:05; Sat-Sun, 9:45am, 12:50,3:50,7:00,10:05pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:50,3:50,7:00,10:05
THE BOY NEXT DOOR (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:50,4:30,7:05,
9:40; Sat-Sun, 11:20am, 1:50,4:30,7:05,9:40pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:50,4:30,7:05,9:40;
Thu (2/12), 1:50,4:30,7:05
CLASSICS: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S: Sun, 2:00pm;
Wed (2/11), 2:00,7:00
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE
ARMIES (DIGITAL): 12:30,4:00,7:20,10:45
THE IMITATION GAME (DIGITAL): Fri, 12:45,3:55,
6:50,9:55; Sat-Sun, 9:50am, 12:45,3:55,6:50,
9:55pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:45,3:55,6:50,9:55
INTO THE WOODS (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 12:35,
6:35; Thu (2/12), 12:35pm
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D): noon, 1:40,6:25
JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, XD): Fri-Wed
(2/11), 12:55,7:15; Thu (2/12), 12:55pm
JUPITER ASCENDING (DIGITAL): Fri, 4:50,9:35;
Sat-Sun, 11:15am, 4:50,9:35pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 4:50,9:35
THE LOFT (DIGITAL): Fri, 3:40,9:50;
Sat-Sun, 9:50am, 3:40,9:50pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 3:40,9:50; Thu (2/12), 3:40pm
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (DIGITAL):
Fri-Wed (2/11), 10:20pm
PADDINGTON (DIGITAL): Fri-Wed (2/11), 11:55am,
2:35,5:10,7:45,10:20pm; Thu (2/12), 11:55am,
2:35,5:10pm
PROJECT ALMANAC (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:55,4:45,7:35,
10:30; Sat-Sun, 11:05am, 1:55,4:45,7:35,10:30pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:55,4:45,7:35,10:30;
Thu (2/12), 1:55,4:45
SELMA (DIGITAL): 1:05,7:25
SEVENTH SON (3-D): 2:25,5:35,8:00
SEVENTH SON (3-D, XD): Fri, 4:05,
10:25; Sat-Sun, 9:45am, 4:05,10:25pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 4:05,10:25; Thu (2/12), 4:05pm
SEVENTH SON (DIGITAL): Fri, 3:15,8:45;
Sat-Sun, 10:30am, 3:15,8:45pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 3:15,8:45
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D): Fri, 2:00,3:45,4:35,7:10,8:55,9:45;
Sat-Sun, 10:35am, 11:25,2:00,3:45,4:35,7:10,8:55,
9:45pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:00,3:45,4:35,
7:10,8:55,9:45
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (DIGITAL): Fri, 12:20,1:10,2:55,5:30,6:20,
8:05,10:40; Sat-Sun, 9:45am, 12:20,1:10,2:55,5:30,
6:20,8:05,10:40pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:20,1:10,
2:55,5:30,6:20,8:05,10:40
STRANGE MAGIC (DIGITAL): Fri, 2:15,5:00,7:40;
Sat-Sun, 11:40am, 2:15,5:00,7:40pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:15,5:00,7:40
TAKEN 3 (DIGITAL): Fri, 2:05,4:55,7:55,10:45;
Sat-Sun, 11:10am, 2:05,4:55,7:55,10:45pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:05,4:55,7:55,10:45
THE WEDDING RINGER (DIGITAL): Fri, 2:20,5:05,
7:50,10:35; Sat-Sun, 11:35am, 2:20,5:05,7:50,
10:35pm; Mon-Wed (2/11), 2:20,5:05,7:50,10:35;
Thu (2/12), 2:20,5:05
TINSELTOWN SOUTH
S. 1-35 & STASSNEY, 512/326-4408.
AMERICAN SNIPER (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:05,4:05,7:10,
10:20; Sat-Sun, 10:00am, 1:05,4:05,7:10,10:20pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:05,4:05,7:10,10:20
BAfiK(DIGITAL): noon, 3:25,6:50,10:10
BIG HERO 6 (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:20,3:55,7:00,9:50;
Sat-Sun, 10:45am, 1:20,3:55,7:00,9:50pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:20,3:55,7:00,9:50
BLACK SEA (DIGITAL): Fri, 2:10,4:55,7:50,10:35;
Sat-Sun, 11:25am, 2:10,4:55,7:50,10:35pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:10,4:55,7:50,10:35
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKING JAY- PART 1
(DIGITAL): Fri, 1:45,4:40,7:45,10:40;
Sat-Sun, 10:35am, 1:45,4:40,7:45,10:40pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:45,4:40,7:45,10:40
THE LOFT (DIGITAL): Fri, 4:50,10:40;
Sat-Sun, 11:00am, 4:50,10:40pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 4:50,10:40
MALLIMALLIIDHI RANI ROJU (D\GnAL)\ Fri, 1:35,
5:05,8:35; Sat-Sun, 10:05am, 1:35,5:05,8:35pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:35,5:05,8:35
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (DIGITAL): 1:55,7:25
PADDINGTON (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:50,4:15,7:15,9:45;
Sat-Sun, 10:30am, 1:50,4:15,7:15,9:45pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:50,4:15,7:15,9:45
SEVENTH SON (3-D): Fri, 4:45,10:15;
Sat-Sun, 11:15am, 4:45,10:15pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 4:45,10:15
SEVENTH SON (DIGITAL): 2:00,7:30
SHAMITABH (DIGITAL): 12:30,3:50,7:25,10:25
SPARE PARTS (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:25,4:25,7:05,
9:55; Sat-Sun, 10:35am, 1:25,4:25,7:05,9:55pm;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 1:25,4:25,7:05,9:55; Thu
(2/12), 1:25,4:25
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(3-D): Fri, 12:45,3:30,4:35,6:05,8:45;
Sat-Sun, 10:20am, 12:45,3:30,4:35,6:05,8:45pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 12:45,3:30,4:35,6:05,8:45
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
(DIGITAL): Fri, 2:05,7:20,10:00; Sat-Sun, 11:20am,
2:05,7:20,10:00pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 2:05,
7:20,10:00
WHIPLASH (CINEARTS DIGITAL): Fri, 1:00,3:45,
6:55,9:40; Sat-Sun, 10:15am, 1:00,3:45,6:55,
9:40pm; Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:00,3:45,6:55,9:40
WILD (DIGITAL): Fri, 1:40,4:20,7:10,10:05;
Sat-Sun, 10:25am, 1:40,4:20,7:10,10:05pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), 1:40,4:20,7:10,10:05
THE WOMAN IN BLACK2: ANGEL OF DEATH
(DIGITAL): 12:05,2:40,5:20,8:00,10:30
YENNAIARINDHAAL (DIGITAL): 11:55am,
4:10,8:30pm
VIOLET CROWN CINEMA
434 W. SECOND, 512/495-9600.
*2015 ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED ANIMATED
SHORT FILMS: Fri-Sat, 11:00am, 9:15pm;
Sun-Thu (2/12), 11:30am, 8:15pm
*2015 ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS: PROGRAM A:
Fri-Sat, 2:20pm; Sun-Thu (2/12), 1:20pm
*2015 ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS: PROGRAM B:
Fri-Sat, 4:30pm; Sun-Thu (2/12), 4:15pm
*2015 ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED LIVE-
ACTION SHORT FILMS: Fri-Sat, 6:50pm;
Sun-Thu (2/12), 5:45pm
*BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE
OF IGNORANCE): Fri-Sat, 2:55,10:00;
Sun-Tue, 9:40pm; Wed (2/11), 10:10pm;
Thu (2/12), 10:30pm
CINEBREW: BLUE RUIN: Wed (2/11), 8:00pm
FOXCATCHER: Fri-Sat, 11:15am;
Sun-Thu (2/12), 11:00am
HITS: Thu (2/12), 7:00pm
THE IMITATION GAME: Fri-Sat, 12:15,2:40,5:00,7:20,
9:40; Sun-Tue, 11:55am, 2:20,4:40,7:00,9:20pm;
Wed (2/11), 7:00,9:20; Thu (2/12), 11:55am, 2:20,
4:40,7:00,9:20pm
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR: Fri-Sat, 11:45am, 4:10,
8:55pm; Sun-Wed (2/11), 12:15,3:10,8:55;
Thu (2/12), 12:10,3:10
SELMA: Fri-Sat, 1:55,5:20,6:20; Sun-Tue, 1:40,5:00,
6:15; Wed (2/11), 1:40,5:15; Thu (2/12), 1:40,4:55
’ROUND MIDNIGHT: SHALLOW GRAVE:
Fri-Sun, 11:30pm
TWO DAYS, ONE W/GOT; Fri-Sat, 12:50,7:55;
Sun-Tue, 2:50,7:35; Wed (2/11), 2:50,6:30;
Thu (2/12), 2:45,9:05
WHIPLASH: Fri-Sat, 11:00pm;
Sun-Thu (2/12), 10:00pm
WESTGATE11
S. LAMAR & BEN WHITE, 512/899-2717.
*AMERICANSNIPER (CC/DVS): Fri, noon, 2:25,4:50,
7:35,9:55
BLACK OR WHITE (CC/DVS): Fri, 12:45,2:35,5:15,
7:35,10:15
THE BOY NEXT DOOR (CC/DVS): Fri, 12:20,3:00,
5:20,8:00,10:20
THE IMITATION GAME (CC/DVS): Fri, 11:55am, 2:30,
5:05,7:40,10:15pm
*JUPITER ASCENDING (3-D, CC/DVS): 1:00,7:00
* JUPITER ASCENDING (CC/DVS): 4:00,10:00
THE LOFT (CC/DVS): Fri, 11:50am, 5:05,10:30pm
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR: Fri, 2:20,7:30
PADDINGTON (CC/DVS): Fri, 12:15,2:35,5:25,
7:45,10:15
PROJECT ALMANAC (CC/DVS): Fri, 12:30,2:55,5:25,
7:55,10:25
SELMA (CC/DVS): Fri, 11:45am, 4:00,7:00,9:50pm;
Sat, 7:15pm; Thu (2/12), 12:45,1:30
SEVENTH SON (CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), 2:35,10:25;
Thu (2/12), 2:35,10:15
*SEVENTH SON (Z-D, CC/DVS): Fri-Wed (2/11), noon,
5:10,7:45; Thu (2/12), noon, 5:10,7:25
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER ( CC/DVS): Fri-Sun, 11:45am, 4:45,9:45pm;
Mon-Thu (2/12), noon, 4:55,9:45
*THESPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF
WATER (3-D, CC/DVS): Fri-Sun, 2:15,7:15;
Mon-Wed (2/11), 2:25,7:20; Thu (2/12), 2:25,7:15
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austinchronicle.com FEBRUARY6,201S THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE 55
A professional fiddler with experience in
music-related e-commerce has assumed
leadership of the Texas Music Office.
Brendon Anthony, 38, whose resume
includes a long tenure touring in Pat Green's
band and playing on several Cory Morrow
albums, takes the reigns
from Casey Monahan,
director of the office since
its creation in 1990.
In politically left-leaning
Travis County, which Rick
Perry once described as
“the blueberry in the bowl
of tomato soup of what is
Texas,” anyone appointed by
new Gov. Greg Abbott has
work to do in winning over
locals. The Abbott administration already
offended Austin’s music cognoscenti by select¬
ing Nashville pop trash Lady Antebellum to
headline the inaugural. No surprise, then, that
cries of Republican cronyism welcome the
appointee of Abbott’s Chief of Staff Daniel
Hodge, who Anthony described as one of his
closest friends in a 2014 New York Times story.
Holster any such outrage given that politics and
nepotism go hand-in-hand, now and forever.
HALF NOTES
Late into his first government shift on
Monday, Anthony picked up the office phone
and fielded my question of what he wants the
TMO to accomplish in 2015.
“I want to continue the programs that
Casey Monahan put in place. He’s a force
and we want to carry on
what he started,” states
Anthony, who also noted an
upcoming meeting with the
administration’s Economic
Development to help him
formulate specific goals -
likely centered on bringing
music jobs to the state.
“With the blessing of the
governor’s office we can do
some community outreach
via social and other digital means that will
help connect the community more.”
Anthony hopes to apply technology know¬
how he honed while working for the last five
years with One Live Media, which began as
a ticketing platform for Texas venues before
shifting to an e-commerce focus. They weath¬
ered criticism in December when the Better
Business Bureau published an investigation
into the company after receiving nearly three-
dozen complaints from customers over a two-
week span and over 100 inquiries over 30
days. Those complaints generally allege that
customers paid for band merch handled by
One Live and never received it.
Anthony didn’t return a follow-up call
regarding the matter.
And since he mentioned social media, it’s
notable that accounts like @WindoMobileXRR,
which shared the Texas Tribune story abut
Anthony, are drones of sort, programmed
solely to rebroadcast tweets for promotional
benefit. His love of Texas fiddle players
appears genuine - including his favorites.
“Johnny Gimble. I got really lucky to play
on a record with him once and that blew my
mind. Apart from being one of the coolest
fiddle players you’ll ever hear, Gimble’s also
one of the most amazing human beings in
the world,” Anthony lauded. “Then, man,
I gotta say, one of the guys here in town ...
Warren Hood.
“When I was young and stupid, I thought I
knew what I was doing. Then I went and
played a jam with the South Austin Jug
Band guys and Warren showed up. He did
stuff that made me put the fiddle down for
a while.”
ROCK N ROLL RENTALS EXPANDS
PLAYBACK
- BY -
KEVIN
CURTIN
Foot Patrol Kicks Back
Bassist Hung Nguyen calls it his “Edison
Moment,” the revelation that funk music and
the foot fetish of his friend, blind keyboard
virtuoso TJ Wade, would make the perfect
pair. That was a decade ago and ever since,
Foot Patrol has kept Austin on its toes with
feel-good-feet-worship funk. The unlikely
premise yields a stellar sixth album, KTOES,
arriving locally with a performance at Hops &
Grain (500 Calles) on Saturday at 5pm.
Austin Chronicle: Tell us about KTOES.
Hung Nguyen: It’s a fantasy radio station,
kind of an old-school FM signal from the days
before bland corporate radio, with entertain¬
ment for your ears like skits and colorful dee-
jays. It’s like you’re tuned in to our program.
AC: Has it become difficult, after six discs, to
continuing writing lyrics about foot fetishes?
HN: Fatigue is really the only factor. At some
point, you have to draw the line because the
theme is an endless fountain of material.
TJ Wade: This album’s got some songs that
aren’t about feet!
AC: Foot Patrol occasionally performs the
Purple Rain soundtrack. Have you ever imag¬
ined what Princes feet are like?
TJ: Well yeah. I think they’re soft and the ladies
enjoy that, because they’re for ladies only.
AC: Do female fans request foot rubs from you?
TJ: They sure do.
AC: How does KTOES stack up to other Foot
Patrol output?
TJ: It’s got more naughty foot fetishism lyrics,
funkier grooves, and it’s a whole lot better
than Pussyfooting in my opinion. I was shy on
the other records. Now I’m trying to do a lot
more with my voice.
HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS
is holding a poster contest for its HAAM Benefit Day and
Corporate Battle of the Bands events. First prize wins $300,
tickets to Fun Fun Fun Fest, Beats Solo headphones, and
backstage passes to the All ATX concert. Submissions are
due Feb. 19. See www.myhaam.org for details.
TIM KERR’S PAINTING will be featured at the
Bearded Lady Gallery (3504 E. Fourth) beginning this
Saturday with an opening reception 6-9pm. The guitarist of
Big Boys and Poison 13 fame painted the “Here and Now”
series, which features likenesses of musicians, artists, and
activists, on reclaimed wood assembled by Brian Phillips.
Kerr’s art can also be seen at the North Door (502 Brushy),
which includes a six-panel mural with likenesses of Mance
Lipscomb and Charlie Parker for a recent venue redesign.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS inducts Loretta Lynn, Guy
Clark, Flaco Jimenez, Asleep at the Wheel, and Townes
Van Zandt into its Hall of Fame at a ceremony and con¬
cert in mid-June. The KLRU concert staple also
announced Sturgill Simpson, the War on Drugs, and
Asleep at the Wheel will all tape performances for season
41. Wheel leader Ray Benson said his 12th ACL appear¬
ance would take place this month and feature the Avett
Brothers and Amos Lee, foreshadowing a collaborative
album of Bob Wills covers, Still the King, out March 3.
As a musician, you’ll likely never own every¬
thing you need, but when the job calls for
compressors in recording drums, Space Echo
pedals for your new psych rock band, or a PA
for that warehouse show, call Rock N Roll
Rentals. Last week, the local gear lender
opened a second store at 8335 Burnet Rd.
Customers used to the warehouse-like interior
of the Oltorf shop will be agog over the slick
showroom Jim Norman planned for over
a year.
“The business was growing and we either
needed a much bigger place or another
location,” says the owner, who founded
Rock N Roll Rentals in 1989. “What we dis¬
covered is that a lot of our customers lived
up north. So that, coupled with the famous
traffic in Austin, made us realize we had to
go north.”
Rock N Roll Rentals’ prices are low - I bor¬
rowed an overdrive pedal last weekend for $6
- and volume is high. At any visit, you’ll be
surrounded by DJs renting speakers, rockers
rolling out amps, and suits scrounging projec¬
tors for corporate presentations. It may be
the smartest music store in town because it
caters not only to musicians, but to Austin’s
multitudes of event planners.
“Austin isn’t really a town anymore. It’s a
big, giant events center and we all work for
it,” Norman chuckles. “They should put a big
glass dome over it.”
And it never gets crazier than during South
by Southwest. The calls started coming in
last month, so now the phone’s ringing off the
wall, and during the festival it’s busier than
Walmart on government check day.
“South by Southwest predicates every¬
thing,” says Norman. “I order a lot of equip¬
ment, rent it all during the event, then digest
it over the rest all year.”
This fall marks Rock N Roll Rentals’ 26th
year in business. Norman chalks up its suc¬
cess and survival to adapting with the shifting
needs of its customers, and in the case of
the location, growing with Austin.
“This business is dynamic,” he says.
“Every year it’s different.”
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MUSIC
NEWS ARTS & CULTURE FOOD SCREENS
The Age of Fuzz
Gas prices are down, so the boutique guitar pedal boom is up
BY TIM STEGALL
“The World’s Biggest Pedal Board”
appeared on Facebook Dec. 30, courtesy of
ex-Cult/Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver
drummer Matt Sorum. Taking a page from
Dave Grohl’s tome, Matt Sorum’s Fierce Joy
issued Stratosphere last spring, on which the
tub thumper composed, sang, and played
guitar. To facilitate the latter, his camp put
together a guitarist’s soft shoe soundboard.
Judging by the photographic evidence
accompanying the announcement, Sorum
may have set a record, all right. A beast
stretching across two sofas joined at an
angle, the gargantuan gadget looked to
house at least 75 stomp boxes - sound alter¬
ing devices guitarists dance across in con¬
cert. Every possible overdrive, distortion,
fuzz, echo, and Ranger gizmo sat on the
custom grouping.
Only a drummer could devise the Neil
Peart drum kit of guitar pedal boards.
Whether Sorum was joking or not, he
made a point: Guitarists, hobbyist or profes¬
sional alike, cannot stop messing with their
sound.
TREM-TROL
Ever since Forties dance band guitarists
began attaching microphones called pick¬
ups beneath the instrument’s strings, and
running the output to primitive, under¬
powered tube amplifiers in order to be
heard above the horns, the axe class has
subverted the clean audio signal engineers
are trained to capture. Guitarists want raw¬
ness, and more volume. They want to sound
huge, and occasionally warped.
The first piece of outboard gear marketed
to guitarists was the Trem-Trol in 1948, which
created a throbbing, volume fluctuation rec¬
ognizable from Bo Diddley records to the
Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now.” Reverb, a
spring-driven delay that surf guitar originator
Dick Dale developed with pioneering guitar/
amp designer Leo Fender, similarly evolved
from a large, clunky external unit to standard
amp circuitry of most Fifties and Sixties gui¬
tar amps. It made Dale’s Stratocaster sound
like an echo canyon on instrumentals like
“Miserlou,” and underlined the deep twang of
Duane Eddy’s “Rebel Rouser.”
Neither effect was designed to make an
amp sound like a busted speaker, however.
Guitarists had to figure out how to do that
themselves. Fifties blues guitarists on the
order of Guitar Slim discovered that crank¬
ing up primitive tube amps on tracks like
“The Things I Used to Do” (later covered by
Stevie Ray Vaughan) created an overdrive
or distortion that made their chords growl
and bark.
In fact, early rock & rollers went to
destructive extremes to get that same sound.
Paul Burlison pulled a tube halfway out of a
socket prior to tracking the Johnny Burnette
Rock & Roll Trio’s rockabilly screamer “The
Train Kept A-Rollin’.” Link Wray punched
holes in an amp speaker with a pencil to cut
the three most dangerous chords down-
stroked in the Fifties, “Rumble.” No word if
this then inspired one Dave Davies to razor-
blade his cheap practice amp’s speakers to
power the Kinks’ 1964 proto-punk classic
“You Really Got Me.”
And it took an accident on a country ses¬
sion to usher in fuzz.
Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut, Nashville,
1961: Marty Robbins cuts a bluesy shuffle,
“Don’t Worry.” Ace session guitarist Grady
Martin comes in to play a six-string bass solo,
likely in emulation of Duane Eddy. Prior to
his cue, an output transformer on the three-
channel recording console fries. Martin’s
solo sputters, rages, snarls. He’s unhappy.
Everyone else hears the hook driving
“Don’t Worry” to the top of the country
chart and No. 3 on pop.
Other clients clamor for “Don’t Worry”
engineer Glenn Snoddy to deliver “that fuzzy
sound.” He designs a device to emulate the
fritzing transformer and sells it to Gibson
Guitars, which markets it as the first fuzz
Sweaty musicians can’t
spit onstage without
hitting another gewgaw
designed to make an
electric guitar sound
like anything but an
electric guitar.
pedal in 1962. Three years later, Rolling
Stones tour manager Ian Stewart returns to
L.A.’s RCA Studios from Wallach’s Music City
after Keith Richards complains that the three-
note guitar hook he’s tracking sounds anemic.
The ever-gruff pianist tosses the guitarist
one of Snoddy’s Maestro Fuzz-Tones. “Try
this,” he mutters. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
and its raspy guitar drives the Stones’ first
worldwide No. 1, and fuzz becomes the favored
weapon of every American garage band and
aural terrorist beginning with a Yardbirds-era
Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix.
Ever after, sweaty musicians can’t spit
onstage without hitting another gewgaw
designed to make an electric guitar sound
like anything but an electric guitar. There’s
the onomatopoeic wah-wah pedal, pulsing on
Cream’s “White Room” and gloriously abused
by Ron Asheton on the first Stooges LP. Echo
bounces off Fifties vinyl to early U2 tracks.
Phase shifters create Eddie Van Halen’s
whirling undertow on “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout
Love.” Chorus rings in the 12-string-style
overtones of early Pretenders and Htisker Dii
discs, not to mention the warbling underwa¬
ter guitar on Nirvana’s “Come as You Are.”
Even so, the king daddy of all stomp
boxes remains Glenn Snoddy’s bastard
child the fuzz, and its cousins overdrive and
distortion. As long as there are guitarists
dissatisfied with their sound (i.e., always),
pedals will reign supreme. After all, in the
hands of a skilled axe slinger, these effects
are essential tools, brushes to dab colors
and textures on audio paintings.
CONTINUED ON P.60
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SEX DRIVE
The current big news in guitar circles is
boutique effects: small, usually one-man
home operations hand-building their wares
one at a time. Boutique pedals are usually a
classic fuzz or overdrive circuit given a new
twist with higher quality than mass-pro¬
duced gear. Their facades can also feature
silk-screened or hand-painted graphics, giv¬
ing your pedal board the effect of an art
gallery at your feet.
Austin has more than its fair share of
boutique pedal builders, and even an entire
shop dedicated to them.
“During the Nineties, I had Black Cat
pedals,” says Tednoir Martinez of Calaveras
Guitar Boutique, a Southside operation
open since 2013. “Those were great, and
nobody knew about them, because there
was no Internet. Then there were Fulltone
pedals, and Zachary Vex with the Z. Vex
Fuzz Factory. And there was the Klon
Centaur, which is very desirable.”
A lifelong pedal buff with a claim to 500
stomp boxes in his collection, Martinez pre¬
viously worked at a local studio as a sound
designer who could get you any amp sound
via judicious pedal use. When opting to go
into business for himself, he avoided com¬
peting with Austin’s many excellent guitar
shops and paid particular attention to
homegrown makers.
One local builder, Alan Durham, was on
the ground floor of the boutique boom with
Durham Electronics. The veteran guitarist
enjoys a heady clientele - Keith Richards,
the Edge, Joe Walsh, Mark Knopfler, among
many - for products like the Sex Drive
boost pedal, which raises guitar volume
without distorting the signal more.
Developed with its native namesake,
Charlie Sexton, Durham benefited from
field research via the former’s endless tour¬
ing with Bob Dylan, sending the prototype
back and forth until the sound was the
same as the one in his head. Guitarists
ranging from Jon Dee Graham to the
Stooges’ James Williamson consider Sex
Drive crucial to their rig.
“I’m a gigging, playing musician,” says
Durham, “so when I sit here and tweak, I
know what I want it to feel like in my hand.
I’m no engineer saying, ‘Let’s do this or
that.’ I want it to sound great.”
Great sounds have the boutique business
booming nowadays. Akron’s EarthQuaker
Devices hired Doug Niemczura as their
Austin sales rep. Grown out of the Black
Keys’ camp, Jamie Stillman’s flagship fuzz
pedal, the Hoof, has sprung a line of 49
boxes and 20 employees to work them.
“The consensus at [musical instrument
conference] NAAM was that gas prices are
way down, so people are saving money and
we’re big babies. We’re children who need
pacifiers,” Niemczura muses. “Pedals do
that, because you can’t afford to buy a new
guitar every day.”
Doom metal remains an especially gain-
and-distortion drunk market, which has kept
Hyj :i - k l
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Joe Anastasio
The current big news
in guitar circles is
boutique effects: small,
usually one-man home
operations hand-building
their wares one at a time.
New Jersey transplant Joe Anastasio of Lone
Wolf Audio busy. He works out of a Southside
apartment with a hi-fi audio background
ensuring that his extreme distortions and
overdrives like the F.O.A.D. and the Plague
Rat are of the highest quality. He’s encour¬
aged by the boutique boom, estimated by
Durham as “something like 800 guys.”
“We’ve kind of created the punk rock of
pedals,” enthuses Anastasio. “We’re doing it
on our own. We’re doing it against whatever
odds. Me and my wife, we don’t have regu¬
lar jobs. This is what we do. It’s all I want to
do. I work 70 hours a week sometimes. I
don’t mind it.
“I just wanna destroy audio as accurately
as possible,” he grins.
KLON CENTAUR
“I’ve never in my life used more than
four pedals,” huffs Jon Dee Graham.
“Because what I’m looking for is an
extremely good Strat plugged into a good¬
sounding amp. That sound, that’s hard
enough to get.”
Among the four pedals Britt Daniel uses
is one of the aforementioned and ultra-rare
Klon Centaurs.
“The guy who makes them in Boston is
kinda nuts,” offers the Spoon frontman. “I
guess he doesn’t make them anymore. He
used to come to our shows and bring them to
me. I would pay for them, but he would bring
* them to me because I was a touring musician.
© That was the only way you could get them.”
5 Jason Lamont, aka Bulemics/Flash Boys
| guitarist Ginchy, so desired a Klon Centaur
5 that he had Joe Anastasio build a version,
00
£ the Minotaur. He considers chronic dissat-
g isfaction with tone and its tools as part of a
x natural progression.
F “When you get good on guitar, you’re
never happy with your tone,” he says. “You’re
getting to where it sounds good, but in the
back of your mind, it can sound better. And
by God, you love guitar so much, you love
the gear that goes with it! You just obsess
over it, and it never stops. I have eight to 10
amps, and 15 guitars. I don’t need another
guitar or another amp or another pedal, but
that doesn’t stop me from buying them.”
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“I like simplicity,” drawls Joel Crutcher
of Austin psych vets ST 37. “Get an amp
you like to set the foundation, then you
need some distortion to liquefy it. Then you
need some echo to echofy it.”
He adds that he’s used the same distor¬
tion pedal for virtually all of the band’s
nearly 30-year history, including recent
Cleopatra Records’ release I’m Not Good.
“What we hear is what we go by,” explains
Fuckemos guitarist Brian McGee, who
builds his own pedals out of economic neces¬
sity. “When the Les Paul came out, that was
the thing. So everybody has to try to get that
sound. The Telecaster, the same thing; it was
all twangy, but there was something about it.
“Then the first amps were these Western
Electric circuits that were just examples of
how to use tubes to amplify sound. The first
sounds we heard, we fell in love with, and
we try to get those.”
And have their delivery systems do some¬
thing a little extra. Local country guitar
scientist Redd Volkaert, honored to have
Alan Durham’s Reddverb named for him,
sees that as the boutique builders’ mission.
“It’s kinda like hot rodders,” posits
Volkaert. “You buy a Chevy with a 327 in it,
and you can’t leave anything alone with it.
‘Yeah, it’s a good car, but if I put a four-
speed transmission and a four-barrel carbu¬
retor on it, then I’d have a better gadget.’
“Think of these boutique guys as elec¬
tronic hot rodders jacking with stuff. By
them doing that, it makes the pedals do
more than what the off-the-shelf ones do.
“It’s like getting a handmade pair of
boots. They just fit better.”
THE MINOTAUR
During the second night of Free Week
last month, garage hot spot Hotel Vegas
endured extreme claustrophobia waiting
for the Flash Boys to unleash their expert
punk racket. With half of Austin crammed
into the microscopic space, Ginchy jacked a
Les Paul Custom into his pedal board, fed
in turn through a Fender Tone-Master amp,
then engaged a Tube Screamer plugged
into Joe Anastasio’s Minotaur.
Keeerrraaannnggg !
Chords crash, notes shriek. The Tone-
Master becomes a Tone-Monster. The crowd
goes nuts, pushing frontman Frankie
Nowhere’s Iggyisms that much harder, and
furthering Ginchy’s reputation as a fine
crafter of raw power. Glenn Snoddy’s great¬
grandchildren destroy the signal with diz¬
zying relish.
“I’ve heard people saying, ‘We’ve been
trying to make audio purer and undefiled,”’
the engineer remarked to Nashville writer
Peter Cooper two years ago in a story on his
inventing fuzz. “‘And then some so-and-so
comes up with a way to distort it.’ That so-
and-so was me.”
Thank you, Glenn Snoddy, for inadver¬
tently ushering in the Age of Fuzz. ■
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MUSIC LISTINGS
RECOMMENDED THIS WEEK
EDITED BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Lloyd Cole
CACTUS CAFE, TUESDAY 10
A little more than 30 years ago, Lloyd
Cole emerged from the UK with the
Commotions and one of the greatest pop
rock confections of the Eighties, an album
titled Rattlesnakes. In the intervening years
Cole maintained a solid career, most recent¬
ly as a solo acoustic artist. Then, Bob Dylan
released 2012’s Tempest and a friend who
works at Salon.com asked Cole if he would
review it for the website.
“What I got from Tempest ,” Cole
explains, “was the feeling that Bob
has no idea how old he is or what
might be age-appropriate music. I
think I might have been overly con¬
cerned with that concept. That record
made me realize that I didn’t have to
worry about what type of record I made
as long as I made a good one.
“I’m not going to give myself a Mohawk,
which Joe Strummer did and terrified me. I
was writing a bunch of songs that were lean¬
ing in a sort of rock & roll direction and that
gave me the impetus to think, ‘Well maybe I
can do that.”'
The result, Standards, finds Cole at a
peak. Recorded with old cohorts Matthew
Sweet on bass and Fred Maher on drums,
it’s earthshaking next to his recent folk lean¬
ings, filled with delicious hooks and Cole’s
mischievous way with words.
“It was the first time that Fred, Matthew, and
I were together in about 20 years, and
Matthew was a big cheerleader for the
songs. He wouldn’t shut up about how
great he thought the material was. So
I had an inkling I was on to something.
“I’ve made records that have
done far better than I expected, and
I’ve made records that have done far
worse than I expected. A lot of it comes
down to timing. Maybe the time for me hav¬
ing a record like this was good."
- Jim Caligiuri
OBSCURED BY
ECHOES CD
RELEASE
Spider House, Friday 6
Lone Star psychedelic history swirls
in local quintet Obscured by Echoes.
Latest conceptual concoction Avidonia
Pt. 1: The Escape bubbles with more
of the Floydian slips that spawned its
moniker than the gothic jangle debut
platter Black Matter Manifesto. Set the
controls for the heart of the Texas sun.
Fiddle looperViolinda Lola, melodymak-
ers the Sun Machine, and acid glitchers
Videoing set the scene. - Michael Toland
PHARMAKON,
INSTITUTE
Hotel Vegas, Friday 6
NYC noise finds common with
Austin’s abrasive underground.
Channeling vulnerability, New Yorker
Margaret Chardiet, aka Pharmakon,
compounds synthesized electronics
and an agile scream into supremely
dissonant expression. Her Sacred
Bones labelmates Institute, drawing
personnel from local hardcore punk
staples Glue and Wiccans, bring
Dada-informed dark punk that, by vir¬
tue of possessed singer Moses Brown,
recalls both Joy Division and the
Germs. Beforehand, Jose Cola brings
brilliant beat programming and dark
electronic rumble as Ssleeperhold.
- Kevin Curtin
WALE
Emo’s, Friday 6
Wadding up criticism of 2013’s
The Gifted that dismissed both his
hip-hop sensibility and intellect, D.C.
rapper Wale returns to a predictable
source of inspiration: Jerry Seinfeld,
whose work the superfan spun into
The Mixtape About Nothing in 2008
and follow-up More About Nothing
two years later. The iconic comic
reportedly “didn’t understand” what
the MC wanted him to contribute to
the forthcoming Album About Nothing,
but says his wife Jessica owns every
LR Like any Seinfeld buff, Wale cel¬
ebrated Festivus with Canadian DJ
A-Trak in December. - Nina Hernandez
FIRST OF
THE MONTH
SMOKEOUT
Flamingo Cantina,
Saturday 7
Subkulture Patriots’ monthly show¬
case rolls another spliff of local talent.
Dat Boy Supa arrived with 2014’s
Supacabra, Seventies blaxploitation
soul/rap/hip-hop. His Frathouse
Gang affiliate Chef Greezy’s Supafly
bites that rhinestone style. Thanks to
the Dowrong EP, cut in compliance
with wiz-kid producer Eric Dingus,
21-year-old prince Dowrong’s already
got an effort he can hang his hat on.
Same goes for bar-busting duo East
35, who revived a street-educated
career via last year’s eponymous
third LRThe undercard’s just as hot:
Chris 2Stoned, young bunch Math
Klass, and local beatboxing king
Filthy McNasty. - Chase Hoffberger
ROBYN
HITCHCOCK,
EMMA SWIFT
Parish, Saturday 7
Erudite romantic Robyn Hitchcock
assumes a somber mood on 20th
solo album The Man Upstairs. Working
with Fairport Convention/Incredible
String Band producer Joe Boyd, the
onetime Soft Boy contemplates love
and death through a British folk reviv¬
al-hearkening assemblage of originals
and covers, including a stark rendition
of the Psychedelic Furs’ “The Ghost in
You.” Opener Emma Swift arrives from
Australia by way of Nashville with a
debut EP redolent of touchstones like
Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams.
- Greg Beets
CHURCH ON
MONDAY
Continental Club Gallery,
Monday 9
Guitar ace Jake Langley sets out
for even drier pastures, Las Vegas
and Cirque du Soleil, leaving native
saxophonist Elias Haslanger and his
Church on Monday congregation to
turn over a new leaf. Their two years
and counting at the intimate Gallery
is the most rewarding jazz residency
since KirkWhalum held down a slot
at Baxter’s on Sixth Street over 30
years ago. You can’t say enough
about Austin treasure/B-3 organist
Dr. James Polk, and as for Langley’s
replacement: “I have an amazing sub
who just started at UT,” writes the
bandleader. “Brian Pardo has played
with Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, and
many others. He’s a real find.”
- Jay Trachtenberg
1349, ORIGIN,
ABYSMAL DAWN
Dirty Dog Bar, Tuesday 10
Extreme metal package tours
provide more gang bang for your
headbanging buck, with this mix¬
ture being particularly volatile.
Norwegian vets 1349 lead the
invasion with the trad-minded black
metal fury of last year’s Massive
Cauldron of Chaos. Omnipresent
at Housecore Horror Fest 2014,
Kansas’ Origin put the guitar les¬
sons back into raging deathgrind.
L.A.’s Abysmal Dawn brings more
straightforward death metal crunch,
while Minneapolis’ Wolvhammer
blackens the skies with old-school
majesty. Locals Whore of Bethlehem
and Id join the demonic fun.
- Michael Toland
WYRMWOOD
SCREENING WITH
BLOOD ROYALE
North Door, Tuesday 10
“Blood Royale” would be a fitting
quote on the poster for last year’s
Wyrmwood, wherein regular dudes
channel Mad Max with body armor,
tough cars, and homemade weaponry
in ridding the Australian Outback of the
undead. Instead, they’re the extrem¬
ists performing at the film’s first local
showing since generating a bloody
buzz at Fantastic Fest. After credits roll,
eardrums come under fire from the
virulent Austin metal quartet, fronted by
Lemmy-like presence Timo Corken and
wielding a killer new LR - Kevin Curtin
KAT EDMONSON,
ROBERT ELLIS
ACL Live at the Moody
Theater, Wednesday 11
Austin expats Robert Ellis and Kat
Edmonson swing through their former
stomping grounds on a monthlong
U.S. tour. The former relocated to
Nashville for last year’s folk study The
Lights From the Chemical Plant, while
newly minted New Yorker Edmonson
also touts a 2014 release, her Sony
Masterworks debut The Big Picture.
Since leaving the Lone Star State,
Ellis has expanded outside of pure
country grit, and Edmonson pol¬
ished her vintage pop for a national
audience. - Abby Johnston
THE BLASTERS,
YAWPERS
Continental Club,
Thursday 12
Phil Alvin takes leave of his win¬
ning collaboration with brother Dave
and returns to the Blasters, the roots
rock brigade they formed in Downey,
Calif., in 1979. With original mem¬
bers Bill Bateman (drums) and John
Bazz (bass) they keep that spirit of
American music alive with an utmost
amount of taste and fire. Denver trio
the Yawpers pair over driven acoustic
guitars and a stripped drum kit for a
sound doubly frenetic and ominous.
Delirious locals Shoulders hold down
the happy hour. -Jim Caligiuri
ALICE COOPER
ACL Live at the Moody
Theater, Thursday 12
As Sunset Strip metal tramps,
did Motley Crue ever open for Alice
Cooper? The former Vincent Damon
Furnier of Detroit, Mich., perhaps
reversed the honors last summer in
opening the Crue's farewell tour in
Cedar Park. Now, the 2011 Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame inductee trucks in
his guillotine, boa, and corpse paint
into the city limits proper. Few used
his “No More Mr. Nice Guy” to better
effect than Richard Linklater in Dazed
& Confused. - Raoul Hernandez
SOUNDCHECK
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
KNIFIGHT CD RELEASE
Cheer Up Charlies, Friday 6
ATX synth-punks add live drums to
sophomore LP V.
FRANCISCO THE MAN
Scoot Inn, Friday 6
“Earache!” scrolls down L.A. Fat
Possum signees.
BUBBLE PUPPY
The Roost, Saturday 7
Texas psych pioneers of “Hot
Smoke & Sassafras.”
BLUES BOY HUBBARD
Skylark Lounge, Saturday 7
The John Lee Hooker of Austin blues.
SIREN SOUND TEMPLE
Cheer Up Charlies, Saturday 7
Megafauna, Suspirians, and Mom
Jeans lead 18 female-fronted acts,
3pm-2am.
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
Red 7, Saturday 7
Dan Auerbach protege and Ohian
goes Dave Grohl on third LP Make My
Head Sing.
B.J. THOMAS
One World Theatre, Sunday 8
Houston's “Hooked on a
Feeling,” 7pm.
BASS DRUM OF DEATH
Red 7, Monday 9
Mississippi noise trio dares Rip This.
RYAN SAMBOL
Sahara Lounge, Wednesday 11
Local Strange Boys frontman
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CHUBBY CHECKER
Gruene Hall, Thursday 12
“The Twist” or “Limbo Rock”?
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Tommy Hall Schedule,
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Smith, Trailer Space, 7pm
TUESDAY: Vantage, Luke
Boor, Strange Fiction,
Trailer Space, 7pm
WEDNESDAY: Healers, Trailer
Space, 7pm
THURSDAY: Steve Earle,
Waterloo Records, 5pm
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CLUB LISTINGS
1 © ALL AGES
VENUE ® ROADSHOW © RECOMMENDED 1
THURSDAY 2/5
BEERLAND Bloody Knives, Pfisters,
Quttinirpaaq
BROKEN SPOKE Tony Harrison,
Dance Lessons, Jesse Dayton (6:00)
C-BOY’S HEART & SOUL Jai
Malano ®, Paul Oscher (6:00), Red
Young Trio ( 10 : 00 )
CACTUS CAFE David Ramirez
(8:00) ©
CAROUSEL LOUNGE Sam Arnold
(7:00), Sam Arnold & the Secret
Keepers, King Pelican (8:00) ©
CENTRAL MARKET NORTH
Emilie Clepper (6:30) ©
CENTRAL MARKET SOUTH
Long Horn (6:30) ©
CHAIN DRIVE Ichi Ni San Shi,
Pataphysics Cassette Release,
Babbies, Attic Ted (10:00)
AMAYA’S TACO VILLAGE Johnny
Gonzales (6:00)
AMPED AUSTIN Hired Guns (8:30)
BAT BAR Brandon Hess, Treble Soul,
Jo Hell (4:00)
B.D. RILEY’S IRISH PUB Kristen
Gibbs & the Harp on the Band (8:00)
ROAD SHOWS
THU 2/5
Jai Malano. C-Boy’s Heart & Soul
King Pelican, Carousel Lounge
Massiver, Cheer Up Charlies
Whitey Morgan & the 78’s,
Joe Fletcher, Continental Club
Minutes the Miles, Dozen Street
Hunter Beard, Barbarians of
Sebilla, Flamingo Cantina
Old Warhorse, Hole in the Wall
Adam & the Cola Kids, Hotel
Vegas
Seek Irony, Red 7
Black Market Club, the Scoot
Inn
Ryan Scott Quentin, Speakeasy
Matthew Squires & the
Learning Disorders, Spider
House Ballroom
Guster, Kishi Bashi, Stubbs
Reverse Order, Swan Dive
Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead, Sweetwater BCRR
Shu Lace, Trailer Space Records
FRI2/6
Bro Safari, Austin Music Hall
FEA, Beat Dolls, Badlands
Skyacre, Fashion Week,
Beerland
James Hand, Broken Spoke
Jai Malano, C-Boy’s Heart & Soul
Amanda Shires, Cactus Cafe
Peace & Quiet, Voodoo
Boogaloo, Carousel Lounge
Gost, Cheer Up Charlies
The Pear Ratz, Dirty Dog Bar
Wale, Emo’s
Sean McConnell, Gruene Hall
Michael Monroe, Gypsy Lounge
For Her & the Snow, Hole in
the Wall
Modern Medicine, Holy
Mountain
Pharmakon, Hotel Vegas
Costello, Lamberts
Modern Don Juans, Little
Longhorn Saloon
Karen Gomyo, Long Center for the
Performing Arts
Ghetto Birds, the Lost Well
Blue Healer, Mohawk
Jukebox the Ghost, Secret
Someones, Parish
New Car Caviar, Ray Benson's
Rattle Inn
Horse Thief, Francisco the
Man, the Scoot Inn
The Lucky Odds, Sons of
Hercules, Triple Crown
SAT 2/7
Jai Malano, C-Boy’s Heart & Soul
Lily & Madeleine, Cactus Cafe
Cerulean Giallo, Mystery
Achievement, Only Beast,
Cheer Up Charlies
Motion City Soundtrack,
Team, Emo’s
Qi Dada, Empire Control Room
Biscuit Bombs, Talk Sick
Brats, End of an Ear
Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Frank
Erwin Center
Bumpin’ Uglies, Hops & Grain
Brewery
The Sheiks, Talk Sick Brats,
Hotel Vegas
Wyldwood Four, Little Longhorn
Saloon
Karen Gomyo, Long Center for the
Performing Arts
So Unloved, Black Vice, Sigil,
the Lost Well
Sealion, Mohawk
MCG, the Cover Letter, the
North Door
Robyn Hitchcock, Emma
Swift, Parish
Doomtree, Open Mike Eagle,
Red 7
Jessica Lea Mayfield, Red 7
The Krayolas, the Roost
Brother Wolf & the
Carnivores, Swan Dive
Sheer Khan & Space Case,
Sweetwater BCRR
Blue Healer, Bird Dog, Triple
Crown
SUN 2/8
Shu Lace, Beerland
Wisdom in Chains, Die
Young, Strength Among Us,
Holy Mountain
Mike Stinson, Little Longhorn Saloon
B.J. Thomas, One World Theatre
Denitia, Sene, Parish
Heart to Heart, Dear You, Red 7
O.A.R., the Roost
Joey Reyes, Salvage Vanguard
Theater
That One Guy, Stubbs
MON 2/9
Doug Moreland, Continental Club
Greg Loftus, Hole in the Wall
Kindatheart, Hotel Vegas
Shawnee Kilgore, 0ne-2-0ne Bar
Bass Drum of Death, Red 7
Jimmie Dreams, the White Horse
TUE 2/10
Lloyd Cole, Cactus Cafe
D.C. Bloom, Carousel Lounge
Candye Kane, Continental Club
1349, Origin, Abysmal Dawn,
Wolvhammer, Dirty Dog Bar
The Parish Festival, Firehouse
Lounge
Katie Sachs, Hartley Hall,
Jimony, Holy Mountain
Desperate Living, Healers,
Hotel Vegas
The Northerners, Saxon Pub
Murali Coryell, Strange Brew
Lounge Side
Strangefiction, Trailer Space
Records
WED 2/11
Robert Ellis, ACL Live at the
Moody Theater
Murali Coryell, Austin Beer
Garden Brewing Co.
J.D. Wilkes, Ghostwriter,
Beerland
Eyes Set to Kill, Die So
Fluid, Violent Vendetta,
Recreating Eden, PigWeed,
Dirty Dog Bar
Jai Wolf, Bronze Whale,
Osiris, Empire Control Room
Caroline Says, Hotel Vegas
Hatch, 0ne-2-0ne Bar
Generationals, Parish
Jordan Moser, the Sahara Lounge
Knox Hamilton, Stubb s
Healers, Trailer Space Records
Capyac, Vulcan Gas Company
THU 2/12
Alice Cooper, ACL Live at the
Moody Theater
Sons of Hercules, Austin Moose
Lodge No. 1735
Unspoken Levels, Beerland
The Blasters, the Yawpers,
Continental Club
French Horn Rebellion,
Lambda, Empire Control Room
Chubby Checker & the
Wildcats, Gruene Hall
Wild Moccasins, the Tontons,
Holy Mountain
Lewis Cowdrey, 0ne-2-0ne Bar
Thomas Jack, Parish
Enabler, Call of the Void,
Sigil, Red 7
Igor & the Red Elvises, the
Roost
The Tennessee Stiffs, the
Scoot Inn
Laney Wright, Swan Dive
Bird Peterson, Vulcan Gas Company
Steve Earle, Waterloo Records
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CHEATHAM STREET
WAREHOUSE Chris Carroll,
Adam Carroll (9:00)
CHEER UP CHARLIES Massiver,
Flatliner, Nite School ®
CONTINENTAL CLUB Shoulders
(6:30), Joe Fletcher, Whitey Morgan
& the 78’s (10:00) O®
CONTINENTAL CLUB GALLERY
Kalu James, Honey Gun aka Tameca
Jones (8:30)
DIZZY ROOSTER Phil Luna (4:30),
Sonny Wolf (9:00)
DONN’S DEPOT Murphy’s Inlaws
DOZEN STREET The MJ Show,
Minutes the Miles, Arthur Styles ®
EDDIE V’S EDGEWATER
GRILLE Robert Kelly (7:00) ®
EDGE OF TOWN SALOON &
GRILL Rockin’ Stevie
ELEPHANT ROOM Jitterbug Vipers
(6:00), Ephraim Owens Quartet (9:30)
FIREHOUSE LOUNGE Luke Hill &
the Hot Pursuits (10:00)
FLAMINGO CANTINA Barbarians
of Sebilla, Hunter Beard (9:00) ®
FRIENDS Blues in the Night (4:00);
Sam Pace, Conquistadors (7:30)
GRUENE HALL Poor J. Brown (6:00)
©, Poor J. Brown (6:00) ©
GUERO’S TACO BAR Los Flames
(6:30)
HOLE IN THE WALL John Wesley
Coleman, Old Warhorse (9:00) ®
HOLY MOUNTAIN The Columnist,
Charm Bracelet, Missions, Ramesh
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HOTEL VEGAS Those Howlings, Warm
Soda, Adam & the Cola Kids (9:00) ®
LITTLE LONGHORN SALOON
Amanda Cevallos (6:00), Alvin Crow
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THE LOST WELL Dirty Charlie,
Shed Alfred, Pure Luck
LUCKY LOUNGE Crooked Planes,
Vinyl Revival (8:00)
MOHAWK Father Sky, Venus
llluminato, Under the Sun (9:00)
NEWORLDELI Dan & Christy Foster
THE NOOK Ryan Murphy (5:00),
Clint Manning Trio (8:30)
ONE-2-ONE BAR Robynn Shane,
Jeremy 0’Bannon (8:00)
POODIE’S HILLTOP
ROADHOUSE Johnson (8:30),
Huck Johnson & the Jack Knives
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RAY BENSON’S RATTLE INN
Don’t Kill the Hangman, Garner
Sloan, Rosie & the ramblers
RED 7 Dawn Over Zero, Residue, Seek
Irony (9:00) ©
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THE ROOST The Boleys, the Wyldz
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THE SAHARA LOUNGE The
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SAXON PUB Eightysixxed (6:00),
Patrice Pike, Joe Teichman & Haley
Cole, Southern Amp (8:00)
THE SCOOT INN Black Market
Club, Kalijah, Talk Radio (9:00) ©
THE SKYLARK LOUNGE
Margaret Wright (6:00), Sweet Tone’s
Harp Jam (8:00)
SPEAKEASY DJ Trey, Ryan Scott
Quentin (9:00) ©
SPIDER HOUSE BALLROOM
Chris Omenihu, Mezuo, Signs, Christian
Patridge, Dacoit, Sarah Montgomery,
Jake Webber, Matthew Squires & the
Learning Disorders, Lakeem Wilson,
Benjamin Clancy, Kayla Klepac, William
Brewer, Will Conant (8:00) ©
STAY GOLD Stephen Bidwell’s
Armada (10:00)
STRANGE BREW LOUNGE SIDE
Ethan Azarian & Jeff Johnston, Loopers’
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Cello (8:00) ©
STUBB’S Outside: Kishi Bashi, Guster
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SWAN DIVE Rise of the Broken,
Reverse Order, Shane Cooley & the
Lucky Kings, Vegetable Kingdom ©,
The Reen (8:00)
SWEETWATER BCRR Shannon
Lee Nelson, Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead, Devils & Dust ©
TAVERN ON MAIN John Evans
Shadow Vulture
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TRIPLE CROWN Molly J. Hayes
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Down, Shaws of Awe (10:00)
THE WHITE HORSE Anthony Ray
Wright, Christy Hays, Leo Rondeau
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Z’TEJAS The Brew (6:00)
FRIDAY 2/6
AMAYA’S TACO VILLAGE Johnny
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AMPED AUSTIN Eric Turner (8:00)
AUSTIN BEER GARDEN
BREWING CO. Li’l Mikey & the
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AUSTIN MUSIC HALL Foam w/
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Moneta, Snails, Bro Safari (8:00) ®©
BADLANDS Slash & Spread, Beat
Dolls, FEA (9:00) ©
BAT BAR Jo Hell, Boswell (4:00)
B.D. RILEY’S IRISH PUB Eric
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BEERLAND Boss Battle, Fashion
Week, Hit by a Car, Skyacre (9:00) ©
BROKEN SPOKE Johnny Cash Show,
Dance Lessons, James Hand (6:00) ©
C-BOY’S HEART & SOUL Jitterbug
Vipers (6:30), Jai Malano (10:00) ©
CACTUS CAFE Amanda Shires
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THE CAPITAL GRILLE James Polk
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CAROUSEL LOUNGE Voodoo
Boogaloo, Peace & Quiet (7:00) ©,
Mad Cowboys (9:30)
CENTRAL MARKET NORTH
Flying Balalaika Brothers (6:30) ©
CENTRAL MARKET SOUTH
Jonathan Doyle Swingtet (6:30) ©
CHEER UP CHARLIES Night Drive,
Gost, Knifight CD Release O®
CHUGGIN’ MONKEY Sean Evan
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CONTINENTAL CLUB The Blues
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CONTINENTAL CLUB GALLERY
Robert Kraft Trio, Mike Flanigin Trio
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CU-29 Ron & Sam (10:00)
DIRTY DOG BAR The Pear Ratz
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DIZZY ROOSTER Aaron Navarro
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DONN’S DEPOT Donn & the Station
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ELEPHANT ROOM Trip Trio w/
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GRUENE HALL Folk Family Revival,
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LIGHT SKILLED LABOR
Kyle Bunting, Inc. is hiring light
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The Cash Store is a leader in
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REAL ESTATE Pay less for
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UHLAND, TX
100+ yr. old general store/
whse. Great studio/workshop.
Approx 5100 sq ft. $59,000,
make offer. Franke Real Estate
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LEGAL
ABANDONED VEHICLE
NOTICE The vehicles listed
below are stored at PRS Vehicle
Storage Facility at 8140 North
Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX.
78753. There is no record of
ownership in the Texas Motor
Vehicle records for these
vehicles. Failure of the owner
or lien holder to pay all towing,
impound fees, notifications and
storage fees to reclaim the ve¬
hicle is a waiver by that person
of all right, and interest in the
vehicle and constitutes a con¬
sent to the sale of the vehicle
at a public auction in 45 days. If
you have legal interest in one of
these vehicles call 512-582-3000
for more information before
the 45th day period expires.
TDLR #0648643 VSF: 1994 Ford
E-150 Burgundy IL-V161571 VIN
1FDEE14N4RHA96048, 1981
Honda XL185 DC-7A4644VIN
JH2MD0203BK205085, 2000
Honda Accord Gold OH-Z510255
VIN 1HGCH5542YA044820,
1986 Ford E-350 White
NV-7278UZS VIN 1FDKE-
37H9GHA35652, 2001 GMC
Sonoma Blue WY-132513 VIN
1GTDT13W01K171772.
Application has been
made with the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage
Commission for a
General Distributor’s
License/General Class
B Wholesaler’s Permit
by Susan Spence dba
Spence Distributing,
LLC, to be located at
7500 Rialto Blvd.,
Suite 250, Austin,
Travis, Texas. Owner
of said LLC is Susan
Spence.
Application has been
made with the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage
Commission for a Wine
and Beer Retailer’s
Permit by Maria Sis¬
ters Inc, dba Wok on
Fire Restaurant, to be
located at 9901 Brodie
Lane, Austin, Travis
County, Texas. Officers
of said corporation is
JiMyeong Lyu.
Application has been
made with the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage
Commission for a
Winery Permit by El
Sol, LLC d/b/a Estado
Natural, The Winery
located at 21301
Kathy Lane, Spice-
wood, Travis County,
Texas 786(9. Manag¬
ers of said company
are Bennett Sewell
and Maria Sewell.
CAUSE NO. C-1-PB-14-002004
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF SANTOS
CONSTANCY A/K/A
SANTOS H. CONSTANCIO,
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters of Independent
Administration with Will
Annexed for the Estate of
Santos Constancio a/k/a Santos
H. Constancio, Deceased
were issued on January 27,
2015, in Cause Number C-
1-PB-14-002004, pending in the
Probate Court Number One of
Travis County, Texas, to:
Teofila Linda Constancio Govea
a/k/a Tiofila Linda Constancio
Govea
The residence of such Indepen¬
dent Administrator is in Travis
County, Texas. The address is:
11617 Maybach Drive
Del Valle, TX 78617
All persons having claims
against this Estate, which is
currently being administered,
are required to present them to
Teofila Linda Constancio Govea
a/k/a Tiofila Linda Constancio
Govea, Independent Adminis¬
trator of the Estate of Santos
Constancio a/k/a Santos H.
Constancio, at the office of Joel
B. Bennett, P.C., 316 W. 12th,
Suite 101, Austin, Texas 78701.
Dated the 27th day of January,
2015.
By:/S/Joel Bennett
Attorney for Applicant
CITATION BY PUBLICA¬
TION THE STATE OF TEXAS
CAUSE NO: D-1-FM-14-001705
TO: GERARDO BORJAS
OLVERA A/K/A GERARDO
BORJAS, SR., Alleged Father
of the subject Child, Gerardo
Borjas Bataz, and to all whom
it may concern, Respondents;
GREETINGS:
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. You
may employ an attorney. If
you or your attorney do not
file a written answer with the
clerk who issued this citation
by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday
next following the expiration
of twenty days after you were
served this citation and peti¬
tion, a default judgment may be
taken against you.
YOU ARE HEREBY COM¬
MANDED to appear and answer
before the Honorable District
Court, 126th Judicial District,
Travis County, Texas, at the
Courthouse of said County in
Austin, Texas, at or before 10
o’clock a.m. of the Monday
next after expiration of twenty
days from the date of service of
this citation, then and there to
answer the Amended Petition
in a Suit Affecting the Parent-
Child Relationship and Affidavit
of the Texas Department of
Family and Protective Services,
Petitioner, filed in said Court on
the 12th day of January, 2015,
against the Alleged Father,
GERARDO BORJAS OLVERA
A/K/A GERARDO BORJAS,
SR., and said suit being number
D-1-FM-14-001705 on the docket
of said Court, and entitled “In
the Interest of Gerardo Borjas
Bataz, a Child,” the nature of
which suit is a request to ap¬
point Petitioner, or a competent
adult recommended by peti¬
tioner, or an authorized agency
recommended by Petitioner as
Managing Conservator of the
child, whose name, date and
place of birth are as follows:
Gerardo Borjas Bataz
December 28,1997
Place of Birth Mexico
The Court has authority in this
suit to enter any judgment or
decree in the Child’s interest,
which will be binding upon you,
including the determination of
paternity and the appointment
of a managing conservator.
Issued and given under my
hand and the seal of said Court
at Austin, Texas, this 29th day
of January, 2015.
VELVA L. PRICE
Travis County District Clerk
1000 Guadalupe, P.O. Box 1748
Austin, TX 78767
By/s/Charles Upshaw Deputy
REQUESTED BY:
JANNICE JOSEPH
ASSISTANT DISTRICT AT¬
TORNEY
P.O. BOX 1748
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78767
(512) 854-9662
State Bar No. 24044182
FOR TRAVIS COUNTY CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
ATTN: Denise DuBose (512)
854-9662
CITATION BY PUBLICA¬
TION THE STATE OF TEXAS
CAUSE NO: D-1-FM-14-001927
TO: NORMAN JOSEPH LLOYD
MARKHAM, the Acknowledged
Father of, Dennis James Lee
Shavers and the Alleged Father
of Ziggy Legend Anthony
Shavers, and to all whom it
may concern, Respondents;
GREETINGS:
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. You
AV311 POUND SALE
NOTICE OF SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
IMPOUNDED BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF
POLICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
683.011 ET SEQ., TEXAS TRANSPORTATION
CODE, REGULATING THE IMPOUNDING
AND SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES BY
DELEGATE OR PERSONALLY.
THE PURCHASER SHALL TAKE TITLE TO
THE MOTOR VEHICLE FREE AND CLEAR OF
ALL LIENS AND CLAIMS OF OWNERSHIP
AND IS ENTITLED TO REGISTER THE
PURCHASED MOTOR VEHICLE AND
RECIEVE A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
I WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC
AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR
CASH IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS
COUNTY, TEXAS, THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED MOTOR VEHICLES WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN REDEEMED BY THE
OWNERS, THEREOF TO WIT;
MARCH 11,2015 @ 9:30 AM @
S0UTHSIDE WRECKER, 8200 S.
CONGRESS, AUSTIN,TX 78745
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may employ an attorney. If
you or your attorney do not
file a written answer with the
clerk who issued this citation
by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday
next following the expiration
of twenty days after you were
served this citation and peti¬
tion, a default judgment may be
taken against you.
YOU ARE HEREBY COM¬
MANDED to appear and answer
before the Honorable District
Court, 53rd Judicial District,
Travis County, Texas, at the
Courthouse of said County in
Austin, Texas, at or before 10
o’clock a.m. of the Monday
next after expiration of twenty
days from the date of service
of this citation, then and there
to answer the First Amended
Petition in a Suit Affecting the
Parent Child Relationship- Peti¬
tion and Affidavit of the Texas
Department of Family and
Protective Services, Petitioner,
filed in said Court on the 7th
day of January, 2015, against
the Alleged Father, NORMAN
JOSEPH LLOYD MARKHAM,
and said suit being number D-
1 -FM-14-001927, on the docket
of said Court, and entitled
“In the Interest of Guillermo
Arnoldo Shavers-Bolanos, II,
Dennis James Lee Shavers and
Ziggy Legend Anthony Shavers,
Children,” the nature of which
suit is a request to terminate
the parent-child relationship
and/or name the Texas Depart¬
ment of Family and Protective
Services or a suitable, compe¬
tent adult recommended by the
Texas Department of Family
and Protective Services, or an
authorized agency recommend¬
ed by the Texas Department of
Family and Protective Services
as Managing Conservator of the
child, whose name, date and
place of birth are as follows:
Dennis James Lee Shavers
November3, 2008
Place of Birth Portland, Mult¬
nomah County, Oregon
Ziggy Legend Anthony Shavers
June 15, 2011
Place of Birth Portland, Mult¬
nomah County, Oregon
The Court has authority in this
suit to enter any judgment or
decree in the Child’s interest,
which will be binding upon you,
including the termination of the
parent-child relationship, the
determination of paternity and
the appointment of a managing
conservator with the author¬
ity to consent to the Child’s
adoption.
Issued and given under my
hand and the seal of said Court
at Austin, Texas, this 29th day
of January, 2015.
VELVA L. PRICE
Travis County District Clerk
1000 Guadalupe, P.O. Box 1748
Austin, TX 78767
By/s/Charles Upshaw Deputy
REQUESTED BY:
ALICIA CROWLEY
ASSISTANT DISTRICT AT¬
TORNEY
P.O. BOX 1748
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78767
(512) 854-9662
State Bar No. 24031461
FOR TRAVIS COUNTY CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
ATTN: Denise DuBose (512)
854-9662
CITATION BY PUBLICA¬
TION THE STATE OF TEXAS
CAUSE NO: D-1-FM-15-000420
To: MARIN BARRIENTOS
and to all who it may concern,
Respondent(s); GREETINGS:
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. You
may employ an attorney. If
you or your attorney do not
file a written answer with the
clerk who issued this citation
by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday
next following the expiration
of twenty days after you were
served this citation and peti¬
tion, a default judgment may be
taken against you.
YOU ARE HEREBY COM¬
MANDED to appear and answer
before the Honorable District
Court, 53RD JUDICIAL DIS¬
TRICT COURT, Travis County,
Texas, at the Courthouse of
said County in Austin, Texas, at
or before 10 o’clock A.M. of the
Monday next after expiration
of twenty days from the date of
service of this citation, then and
there to answer the SUIT AF¬
FECTING THE PARENT-CHILD
RELATIONSHIP, TRAVIS
COUNTY STANDING ORDER
filed in said court on JANUARY
22, 2015, and said suit being
number D-1-FM-15-000420 on
the docket of said Court, and
entitled “IN THE INTEREST
OF ALLEN OVIEDO-SALCEDA,
A CHILD, and In the Interest
of ALLEN OVIEDO-SALCEDA,
CHILD".
The nature of said suit is a
request to DISSOLVE the
marriage of the parties, appoint
managing and possessory con¬
servators, and divide the estate
of the parties in a manner that
the court deems just and right.
The Court has authority in this
suit to enter any judgment or
decree in the child’s interest
which will be binding on you,
including the termination of the
parent-child relationship, the
determination of paternity, and
the appointment of a conserva¬
tor with authority to consent to
the child’s adoption.
Issued and given under my
hand and the seal of said court
at Austin, Texas, January 26,
2015.
Velva L. Price
Travis County District Clerk
Travis County Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe,
P.O. Box 679003 (78767)
Austin, Texas 78701
PREPARED BY: ALANIZ IFRAIN
REQUESTED BY:
JESSE CARRILLO
1106 NUECES, SUITE 3
AUSTIN, TX 78701
BUSINESS PHONE: (512)
476-4555
FAX: (512) 477-3026
CITATION BY PUBLICA¬
TION THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO ALL PERSONS INTER¬
ESTED IN THE ESTATE
OF KATHERINE AMALIA
SCANLAN Deceased, No.
C-1-PB-15-000138 in Probate
Court Number One of Travis
County, Texas.
BARBARA LINDIG and all The
alleged heir(s) at law in the
above numbered and entitled
estate, filed in Probate Court
No. 1, Heman Marion Sweatt
Travis County Courthouse,
1000 Guadalupe, Austin,
Texas, on January 22, 2015,
an Application to Determine
Heirship and Appointment of
Independent Administrator in
the said estate and request(s)
that said Court determine who
are the heirs and only heirs of
the said KATHERINE AMALIA
SCANLAN, Deceased, and their
respective shares and interests
in such estate.
Said application will be heard
and acted on by said Court
at 10:00 o’clock a.m. on the
first Monday next after the
expiration of ten days from date
of publication of this citation,
at the County Courthouse in
Travis County, Texas.
All persons interested in said
estate are hereby cited to
appear before said Honorable
Court at said above mentioned
time and place by filing a
written answer contesting such
application should they desire
to do so.
If this citation is not served
within 90 days after date of its
issuance, it shall be returned
un served.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT at
office in Travis County, Texas,
on January 22, 2015.
Dana DeBeauvoir
County Clerk,
Travis County, Texas
P.O. BOX 149325
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78714-9325
By Deputy:/s/O. RUIZ
NO. C-1-PB-14-002185 IN THE
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH L.
TURNER, DECEASED
IN PROBATE COURT NO.
ONE
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original letters testamentary for
the Estate of Elizabeth L. Turner
were issued on the 8th day of
January, 2015, in the proceed¬
ing indicated above, which
is still pending. All persons
having claims against the
Estate being administered are
required to present the same
within the time prescribed by
law. Address claims to:
Estate of Elizabeth L. Turner
Karen Luvinia Turner Harlan,
nka Karen L. Turner Indepen¬
dent Executor
c/o Franklin L. Tuttle, Jr.
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee,
PLLC
8310 Capital of Texas Highway,
N. Suite 490
Austin, Texas 78731
Dated the 27th day of January,
2015.
By: NAMAN, HOWELL, SMITH
& LEE, P.L.L.C.
Franklin L. Tuttle, Jr.
8310 Capital of Texas Highway
North
Suite 490
Austin, Texas 78731
Attorney for Independent
Executor Karen Luvinia Turner
Harlan, nka Karen L. Turner
NOTICE ON DECEMBER 17,
2014 THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SUNSET VALLEY
PASSED ORDINANCE NO.
141217-C AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 94 ANIMALS; ADD¬
ING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING
PROVISIONS FOR KEEPING
ANIMALS IN MOTOR VE¬
HICLES; AMENDING PROHIBI¬
TION FOR FEEDING DEER AND
OTHER WILDLIFE; AMENDING
ANIMAL NUISANCE REGULA¬
TIONS: AMENDING DOG AND
CAT REGISTRATION: ADDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR RE-
TRAINT OF DOGS; PROVIDING
PENALTIES ; AND PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOTICE OF ABANDONED
VEHICLE FINAL NOTICE The
following vehicle(s) will be sold
at public auction if not claimed
within 30 days of this notice.
1.) 2002 Ford FI 50
Stock: B412186
LP: 806DYM (OK)
Vin: 1FTRX17W62KA86845
Towed From: 5600 N IH 35
A&A Wrecker and Recovery,
LLC.
2963 Manor Rd.
Austin, TX 78722
PH:512-670-7578
Fax:512-479-7578
NOTICE OF ABANDONED
VEHICLES Attention the
following vehicle(s) will be sold
at public auction if not claimed
within 45 days. [FIRST NOTICE]
1.) 1997 Mazda/626
Stock: B501118
LP: 2601192 (NH)
Vin: 1YVGE22C1V5672012
Towed From: 2700 Gracie
Farms Lane
A&A Wrecker and Recovery,
LLC.
2963 Manor Rd.
Austin, TX 78722
PH:512-670-7578
Fax:512-479-7578
NOTICE OF ABANDONED
VEHICLES PURSUANT
OF TEXAS ABANDONED
MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, THE
FOLLOWING WILL BE SOLD
AT PUBLIC SALE UNLESS
CHARGES ARE SATISFIED
WITHIN 30 DAYS.
GARAGE KEEPER: SOUTHSIDE
WRECKER,0615801 VSF, 8200
S CONGRESS , AUSTIN, TX.
78745. (512)441-7094.
2008 SUZUKI MC
JSTRJ41C982100050 $1040.00
1970 VW BUG 6381068 $350.00
1970 VW BUG 1102885579
$350.00
2001 HONDA 1HGC-
G56411A047308 $780.00
NOTICE OF NEW TRAFFIC
REGULATION Notice is hereby
given that Travis County, Texas,
proposes the approval of the
following traffic regulation:
PARKING PROHIBITION ON
AGUA VISTA IN PRECINCT
THREE.
Any resident of Travis County,
Texas, aggrieved by this pro¬
posal action may make written
request for a mandatory public
hearing.
Such request must be ad¬
dressed to the Transportation
and Natural Resources Depart¬
ment, Travis County, Texas,
78767, and must be received
within seven (7) days of this
notice.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUC¬
TION In accordance with the
provisions of State Law, there
being due and unpaid charges
for which the undersigned is
entitled to satisfy an owner
and/or manager’s lien of the
goods hereinafter described
and stored at the Uncle Bob’s
Self Storage location(s) listed
below.
And, due notice having been
given, to the owner of said
property and all parties known
to claim an interest therein, and
the time specified in such no¬
tice for payment of such having
expired, the goods will be sold
at public auction at the below
stated location(s) to the highest
bidder for cash or otherwise
disposed of on February 17th,
2015 at 9:00AM starting at the
South AW Grimes #276 loca¬
tion, immediately thereafter,
auction proceeds to the next
listed location.
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #276
2830 South A.W. Grimes
Boulevard, Round Rock, TX
78664
512-310-0279
Gravitt’s Plumbing/James R.
Gravitt - Tools/Applnces, Off
Furn/Mach/Equip, Pipeing;
Aquita Gray - Hsld Gds/
Furn, TV/Stero Equip, Tools/
Applnces;
Fleshia Fraizer - Hsld Gds/Furn,
TV/Stero Equip, Boxes;
Karen Wible - Hsld Gds/Furn,
TV/Stero Equip;
Marilyn Ellis - Hsld Gds/Furn;
Shana Thomas - Hsld Gds/
Furn, TV/Stero Equip, Tools/
Applnces, Boxes;
Rachel Villanueva - Hsld Gds/
Furn, TV/Stero Equip, Tools/
Applnces, Off Furn/Mach/
Equip, Lndscpng/Cnstrctn
Equip, Acctng Rcrds/Sales
Sampls, Boxes, Sprtng Gds,
Tile Wet Saw;
John Ford - Hsld Gds/Furn;
Brenda Molinar - Hsld Gds/
Furn, TV/Stero Equip, Tools/Ap¬
plnces, Boxes, Sprtng Gds;
Alicia Davis - Hsld Gds/Furn,
Boxes;
Stephanie Seabolt - Hsld Gds/
Furn, Tools/Applnces;
Eva De La Torre - Hsld Gds/
Furn, Boxes;
Laura Daily - Hsld Gds/Furn,
TV/Stero Equip;
Justin Beltran - Hsld Gds/Furn,
Tools/Applnces, Boxes;
Justin Hansen - Hsld Gds/Furn,
Tools/Applnces;
Deon Moore - Hsld Gds/Furn;
Louella Alvarez - Hsld Gds/
Furn, TV/Stero Equip, Tools/
Applnces;
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #430
2101 Double Creek Dr, Round
Rock, TX 78664
512-733-1203
Matt Clucas - Hsld gds/Furn;
TV/Stereo Equip; Tools/Ap¬
plnces; Off Furn/Mach/Equip.
James A. Trott - Hsld gds/Furn;
TV/Stereo Equip; Lndscpng/
Cnstructn equip.; Boxes.
Wendell W. Mayes III - Hsld
gds./Furn; Boxes.
Tara Saleman - Hsld gds/
Furn; TV/Stereo equip; Tools/
Applnces.
Samuel Andrada - Hsld gds/
Furn; TV/Stereo equip; Boxes
Bernice Xac - Hsld gds/Furn;
TV/Stereo equip; Tools/Ap¬
plnces; Boxes.
Erik Soto - Hsld gds/Furn; TV/
Stereo equip; Tools/Applnces.
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #446
1515 North AW Grimes, Round
Rock, TX 78665
512-310-2224
Jack Jerome Twaddell- Hsld
gds/Furn
Janet Varela- Hsld gds/Furn
Baldomero Ortega- Hsld gds/
Furn
Shawn Davis- Hsld gds/Furn,
TV/Stereo Equip
Misty Hines- Hsld gds/Furn
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #392
550 S. IH-35, Round Rock,
TX 78681
512-238-6648
Roberto Martinez- Hsld gds/
Furn, Boxes
Andrea Gipson- Hsld gds/Furn,
Boxes of Books
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #382
309 S. Bell Blvd, Cedar Park,
TX 78613
512-336-2463
Kimberly Bansc- Hsld gds/Furn,
TV/Stereo Equip
Michelle Slater- Hsld gds/
Furn, Boxes
Kathryn Warner- Hsld gds/
Furn, Boxes
Arlette Williams- Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/
Applnces, Off Furn/Mach/
Equip, Acctng rcrds/Sales
Sampls, Boxes
Aracelis D. Gray- Hsld gds/Furn,
Boxes, Sprtng gds, Acctng
rcrds/Sales Sampls,
Brad Boyer- Hsld gds/Furn
Naomi Claggett- Hsld gds/Furn,
TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/Ap¬
plnces, Off Furn/Mach/Equip,
Lndscpng/Cnstrctn equip,
Acctng rcrds/Sales Sampls
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #197
5547 McNeil Dr. Austin, TX
78729
512-336-8390
Angela Armendariz - Hsld gds/
Furn, Other: Clothes
Jonathan Zamora - Hsld gds
Kim Temple - Hsld gds/Furn,
TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/Ap¬
plnces, Off Furn/Mach/Equip,
Lndscpng/Cnstrctn equip,
Acctng rcrds/Sales Sampls,
Sprtng gds, Other: Boxes
Dale Thomas - Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/
Applnces, Acctng rcrds/Sales
Sampls, Other: Clothes
Ian Linsey - Hsld gds/Furn,
Other: Boxes
Christonna Scarbrough - Hsld
gds/ Furn, Tools/Applnces
Megan Chambless - Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/
Applnces, Off Furn/ Mach/
Equip
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #390
12835 Pond Springs Rd,
Austin, TX 78729
512-250-5152
Cheri Lane- Hsld gds/Furn
Kim Lilly- Hsld gds/Furn
Stephen Rutherford- Hsld
gds/Furn
Richard Eibell- Household,
Office, Misc., Sport Equip
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #198
10307 FM 2222, Austin, TX
78730
512-372-9046
Fernando Pavon- hsld gds/furn,
tv/stereo equip
Clay Jackson- hsld gds/furn, tv/
stereo equip, tools/applnces,
off furn/mach/equip, boxes,
sprtng gds
Jack Campbell- hsld gds/furn
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUC¬
TION In accordance with the
provisions of State Law, there
being due and unpaid charges
for which the undersigned is
entitled to satisfy an owner
and/or manager’s lien of the
goods hereinafter described
and stored at the Uncle Bob’s
Self Storage location(s) listed
below.
And, due notice having been
given, to the owner of said
property and all parties known
to claim an interest therein, and
the time specified in such no¬
tice for payment of such having
expired, the goods will be sold
at public auction at the below
stated location(s) to the highest
bidder for cash or otherwise
disposed of on February 18th,
2015 at 9:00AM starting at the
North Lamar #231 location,
immediately thereafter, auction
proceeds to the next listed
location.
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #231
8227 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin,
TX 78753
512-833-0855
Timothy Coe- Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/
Applnces, Acct Records/Sales
Samples, Boxes
Jennifer McWright- Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Office
Furn/Machines/Equip, Boxes
Daniel Thompson- Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/
Applnces
Mcneil Smith- Hsld gds/Furn,
Tools/Applnces
The Party Cat- Office Furn/
Machines/Equip, boxes
Uncle Bobs Self Storage #285
9717 US Hwy 290E, Austin,
TX 78724
512-278-1220
Catherine C Lovelady- hsld
gds/furn
Lorinda Estes- hsld gds/furn, tv/
stereo equip, acctng rcrds/sales
sampls, boxes
Uncle Bob’s Self Storage
#287
6509 S. 1st St. Austin, TX
78745
512-326-3131
Felicia Francis-Hsld gds, furn
Sofia Contreras-Hsld gds, furn,
TV/Stereo Equip,Off furn
Crystal S Cebrian-Hsld gds,
furn
Johnny R Aldaco-Hsld gds, furn
Uncle Bob’s Self Storage
#445
9706 Manchaca Rd. Austin,
TX 78748
512-291-1037
Judy B Robinett- Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/
Applnces
Jeff Holy-Hsld gds/Furn
Cynthia Colon-Hsld gds/Furn,
Tools/Applnces
Melanie Morris-Hsld gds/Furn,
Tools/Applnces, Acctng rcrds/
Sales Sampls
Katherine Cupps-Hsld gds/
Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/
Applnces, Lndscpng/Cnstrctn
Equip
Amy Galvan-Hsld gds/Furn,
Tools/Applnces
Sergio Garcia-Hsld gds/Furn
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUC¬
TION Pursuant to Chapter 59 of
the Texas Property code, Wells
Branch Self Storage located
at 1763 Wells Branch Pkwy.,
Austin, Texas 78728 will be at
3:00PM on 2/16/15. Property
will be sold to highest bidder.
Seller reserves the right not to
accept any bid and to withdraw
any property from sale. Prop¬
erty from each unit will be sold
by space only. Property being
sold includes contents in the
following units;
B105-BNI L. Sanders, C636-Alvin
J. Toliver, Jr., D618-Cheryl A.
Ruiz, D615-Daniel Ramirez-
Leon, D418-Joseph E. Brown.
Contents; General household
furniture and items, Tools,
Lawn Tools,
Lots of Boxes.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PS
Orangeco, Inc., hereby gives
notice that the property gener¬
ally described below is being
sold to satisfy a Landlord’s
Lien pursuant to Chapter 59
of the Texas Property Code,
at the date and time indicated
below, and on the following
terms: All property will be sold
at public sale to the highest
bidder for cash or credit cards,
NO CHECKS, with payment
to be made at the time of the
sale. Seller reserves the right to
refuse any bid and to withdraw
any item or items from the sale.
The property stored therein may
include, but are not limited to
general household items, appli¬
ances, boxes, bags, totes, tools,
bedding, clothing, electronics,
toys, books, files, furniture and
miscellaneous items.
The property will be sold on
the 25th of February 2015, on
or about the time indicated
at each self-storage facility
identified below. No Children
Please. No Smoking Please.
Wednesday, February 25th,
2015.
9:30 a.m. Public Storage @
9814 Westgate Blvd, Austin,
TX 78748
0068 - Gappa, Bailey
0103 - Arriaga, Gilberto
0108 - Wilmoth, Tyler
0184 - Wharton, Anita
0207 - Martinez, Lee J
0213 - Sams, Lauren
0229 -PORTER, DAVID
0245 - Tourville, Theresa
0271 - Mendoza, Candice
0312 - Margis, Christopher
0350 - Thurston, Cheryl
0412 - Robertson, John
0466 - Williams, Ross
0487 - Rodriguez, Ernest
0504 - Jensen, Sunshine
0597 - Mick, Douglas
10:00 a.m. Public Storage
@ 7200 S 1st Street. Austin,
TX 78745
C085 - labus, darlene
D097 - Butterly, Kate
D109 - Ridley, Frances
D127 - Washington, Cheryl
El 46 - Natt, Troy
F175 - Horne, Linda
G212- HALL, DONALD
1236 - Haros, Elizabeth
1240 - Sanchez, Jesus
J002 - Johnson, Yulanda
K313 - Rangel, David
L334 - Reyes, Erasmo
L340 - Arroyo, Abel
M381 - Barreto, Jose
M399 - Brown, Yvette
N425 - Friar, Michael
0446 - McDonald, Timothy
0454 - Leyendecker, Isaac
Q498 - Cooper, Kelsie
R542 - Moreno, Valerie
T593 - Edwards, Cassandra
U615 - Kneuper, William
U616 - nasreddine, Abir
U622 - Alleyne, Tricia
U661 - Brown, Robert
U665 - cannon, Laura
U668 - Campos, Christine
V692 - Horton, Ralph
V741 - Gonzalez, Linda
W786 - Alfaro, Lisbeth
W805 - Arias, Don
W812- Riddle, James
10:30 a.m. Public Storage @
7112 South Congress, Austin,
TX 78745
A8 - EMCA
B27 - Clark, Russell
B37 - Ramirez, Minerva
B38 - Messenger, Kassandra
B39 - Gorbet, Miriam
B40 - Nichols, Lori Ann
B8 - Carter, Theresa
Cl 2 - Thomas, Yvette
C2 - Mason, Tamica
C23 - King, Naomi
C8 - Brown, Keith
D1 - Ortiz, Alfred
D30 - Alaniz, Leticia
D35 - Lelii, Patrick
D9 - Lassiter, Jeffery
E10 - Ramos, Rudolfo
E26 - robinson, steven
E39 - Do, Tai
F21 - STEWART, TIERRA
F32 - Argueta, Elder
F35 - Anchondo, Francisco
F41 - Sanchez, Shastell
F5 - Lemus, Duvina
G3 - Moorman, William
G33 - Holley, Kody
G41 - Olivo, Isabel
HI 3 - Romo, Rosemary
J63 - Crocker, Glee 2006 Toyota
Scion xA, Last 4 of Vin: 2186
K2 - Ramirez, Richard
K41 - Rivera, Liza
K49 - Houchin, Johnny
K64 - Luera, Mark
L20 - Rosales, Katherine
L25 - Beasley, Donna
L32 - Mullins, Jessica
M50 - Sokolo, Andre
M70 - Alvarado, John
M83 - Kinslow, Tiffany
11:00 a.m. Public Storage @
4202 Santiago, Austin, TX
78745
101 - Barrera, Justin
105 - Hernandez, Danny
118- Inukihaangana, Richard
151 - Carr, Joshua
156 - Gamez-Chapa, Danielle
165 - Kollars, Ashley
188 - Delacruz, Lisa
190 - Hardaway, Charles
216 - Mason, Aaron
319 - Gray, Alan
344 - Goodman, De Anna
358 - Sampson, Sidney
379 - Morones, Ramon
391 - Lewis, Brooks
397 - Dahlquist, Abby
406 - Cantu, Ernestina
414 - Styles, Daniel
422 - Wilson, Daniel
433 - Clark, James
549 - Mellen, Rachel
607 - Ward, Brandon J
614 - Sorrells, Ora
620 - Dominguez, Olivia
622 - Aleman, Felix Lee
627 - Bass, Craig
635 - Anderson, Dana
682 - Amado, Dina
705 - Egan, Michael J.
757 - Huddleston, Jay
774 - rink, rachel
11:30 a.m. Public Storage
@ 2301 E Ben White, Austin,
TX 78741
1015 - Walker, Jocelyn
1037 - Chavez, Tiffany
1070 - Guzman, Yvette
2014 - Cox, Lynn
2029 - Sustaita, Marcos
2075 - Bracey, Timisha
2109 - Morsy, Louie
2123 - Barnhart, Priscilla
2137 - Rodriguez, Esmeralda
2144 - Hennessy, James
2200 - Gray, Matt
3046 - Mendoza, Linda Antonia
3116-Hart, Kelsey L
3131 - James, Myrl
3140 - Thompson, Kara
3202 - Thompson, Aaron
3204 - Vasquez, Raymond
12:00 p.m. Public Storage
@ 5016 E Ben White, Austin,
TX 78741
B016 - Martinez, Vicerose
C010 - Yanez, Lucio
C020 - Jones, Tony
C041 - Frescas, Abraham
C053 - Morales, Cynthia
C056 - Deary, James
C062 - Osby, Willia
C065 - mcbroom, Timothy
C071 - Spates, Fannie
C073 -Wright, Kathryn
C077 - Delagarza, Joann
Cl08 - Villegas, Adrian
Cl 12 - Kelly, Aaron
Cl 16 - TRI Recylcing
Cl30 - Hernandez, Arturo
Cl 56 - Mckoy, Angela
Cl70 - Zaragoza, Adrian
C173 - Ledesma, Toby
C190 - Hernandez, Sean
C224 - Morgan, Carl Edward Jr.
C231 - Daniel, Flynn
C243 - Torres, Tanya
C246 - Sandoval, Christopher
C278 - Aleman, Cheryl
C280 - McDowell, Jessica
C335 - Glasco, Tanya
D003 - Maldonado, Matias
D004 - Rivera, Angelica
D013 - Hurtado, Alex
E018 - Rivers, Tommie
12:30 p.m. Public Storage @
2121 S IH 35, Austin, TX 78741
1022 - Richeson, Scott
1025 - Sutherland, Karen
1093 - Farrell, Jayne
2073 - Scott, Bertha
3043 - Reither, Martha
3095 - Air Quality Solutions
3102 - Castro, Julie
3121 - AIR QUALITY SOLU¬
TIONS
4099 - Aguilar, Cristina
4106 - Buentello, Brandon
4116 - Davila, Asdrubai
4157 - Mitchell, Robert
1:00 p.m. Public Storage @
5220 W Highway 290, Austin,
TX 78735
1000 - Garber, Amanda
1502 - Benton, Miranda
2148 - Mayberry, Keneisha
3038 - Finks, Mae
3126 - Bazan, Carlos
3200 - Torres, E.David
4252 - Clark, Bob
4270 - Silva, Peter
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PS
Orangeco, Inc., hereby gives
notice that the property gener¬
ally described below is being
sold to satisfy a Landlord’s
Lien pursuant to Chapter 59
of the Texas Property Code,
at the date and time indicated
below, and on the following
terms: All property will be sold
at public sale to the highest
bidder for cash or credit cards,
NO CHECKS, with payment
to be made at the time of the
sale. Seller reserves the right to
refuse any bid and to withdraw
any item or items from the sale.
The property stored therein may
include, but are not limited to
general household items, appli¬
ances, boxes, bags, totes, tools,
bedding, clothing, electronics,
toys, books, files, furniture and
miscellaneous items.
The property will be sold on the
24th of February, on or about
the time indicated at each
self-storage facility identified
below. No Children Please.
No Smoking Please.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
9:30 a.m. Public Storage @
1033 E. 41st Street, Austin,
TX 78751
1055 - Michael, Daniel
2083 - Miller, Lanier
2086 - French, John
3001 - Henrichsen, Travis
3074 - French, Miles
3092 - Carr, Keith
4039 - Rios, Christopher
4080 - Denoie, Roland
4171 - Toliver, Tee
5013 - Taylor-Simpkins, Belinda
5110 - Hanson, Sue C.
5171 - Simpkins, Johnny
10:30 a.m. Public Storage
@ 937 Reinli Street, Austin,
TX 78751
133 - Almaraz, Christopher
143 - Sparks, Holly
154 - Serrano, Michelle
162 - Salley, Alisia
235 - Cardenas, Sebastian
239 - Webster, Cherry
318 - Case, Christopher
333 - Sergile, Daniel
355 - Hollins, Jeffery
366 - Crowell, Charlie
378 - Sorrells, Demetria
424 - Martinez, Adelaido
481 - Wise, Kristal
482 - Wiggins, Celini
492 - Barton, Maggie
528 - Dunham, Paul
531 - Hernandez, Cesar
717 - Phelps, Charles
719 - Sinegal, Donnecia
720 - dickson, cody
777 - Hardin, Anita
783 - Hood, Tasie
785 - Martinez, Fernando
805 - wright, ammie
912 - Deleon, Matthew
932 - Duvisien, Cynthia
11:30 a.m. Public Storage @
8101 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin,
TX 78753
1092 - Horsley, Leldon
1113 - Dunn, David
1155 - Deary-Cornel I, Christian
1204 - Lopez, Gloria Ann
1307 - Speed, Jessica
1404 - Allsup, Wayne
1413 - Murphy, Kevin
142 - Greenwood, Stephanie
2101 - Hitch, Daniel
3013 - Sledge, Shira
3042 - williams, nakisha
3093 - McCarthy, Marilyn
3139 - Miller, Amanda
413 - Burris, Byron
454-SCOTT, KAREN I DA
593 - Ortega, Shirley
594 - Anderson, My Tesha
623 - Bowser, Marie
N1203 - Contero, Audri
N1284 - Galan, Lindsey
N1387 - Philpr, Robert
N2206 - gotcher, lesley
N2371 - Mojica, Armando
N2408 - Feiler, Anna
N2425 - Parrick, David
N3454- Burr, Brent
N3508 - Smith, Don
S1101 - Slavick, Jay
12:30 p.m. Public Storage @
8525 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin,
TX 78753
A062 - Mansion, Dawanna
A064 - Newton, Lana Gail
A071 - Zoch, Dana
B006 - Mcbride, Michelle
B058 - Luna, Mary
C013 - Cosby, Jason
C016 - Bunton, May
C059 - Carrillo, Israel
C073 - Slavick, Jay
D018 - Riley, Penny
E005 - wruck, jennifer
F004 - Kappler, Monica Sanchez
F016 - Hose, Kierra
G014 - Sumler, Valarie
H029 - Maldonado, Andres
H044 - JENKINS, GAYNAYLE
1:30 p.m. Public Storage @
8128 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin,
TX 78753
C003 - Plunkett, Ryan
C017 - Carter, Danielle
C036 - Light, James
C057 - Satterfield, Kerry
D036 - LEE, JONATHAN
D040 - Archie, Lafayette
E030 - Dupree, Kevin
E122 - law, William earl
F002 - Johnson, Keri
F031 - Harris, Rosemary
G005 - Whiteknight, Jennifer
G015 - Shannon, Michael
Wayne
2:30 p.m. Public Storage @
1213 W. 6th Street, Austin,
TX 78703
2082 - Stephens, Molly
5057 - Rudy, Amy
2:45 p.m. Public Storage @
1321 W. 5th Street, Austin,
TX 78703
A236 - Oldham, Taylor
3:00 p.m. Public Storage @
6726 Bee Cave Rd., Austin,
TX 78746
8202 -TEJAS SECURITIES
GROUP
3:15 p.m. Public Storage @
3911 RR 620 S., Bee Cave,
TX 78738
1211 - Moore, Jeff
2249 - Harbour, Sarah
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PS
Orangeco, Inc., hereby gives
notice that the property gener¬
ally described below is being
sold to satisfy a Landlord’s
Lien pursuant to Chapter 59
of the Texas Property Code,
at the date and time indicated
below, and on the following
terms: All property will be sold
at public sale to the highest
bidder for cash or credit cards,
NO CHECKS, with payment
to be made at the time of the
sale. Seller reserves the right to
refuse any bid and to withdraw
any item or items from the sale.
The property stored therein may
include, but are not limited to
general household items, appli¬
ances, boxes, bags, totes, tools,
bedding, clothing, electronics,
toys, books, files, furniture and
miscellaneous items.
The property will be sold on
the 26th of February 2015, on
or about the time indicated
at each self-storage facility
identified below. No Children
Please.
Thursday Feb 26, 2015
23709 -9:30 A.M. Public Stor¬
age© 9205 Research Blvd.
Austin, TX 78758
A072 - Knesek, Robert
A227 - McAda, Kody
B014 - Cronin, Brett
B015 - Truesdale li, Kenneth
B021 - Moorehouse, Percy
B051 - Wallace, Christopher
B078 - Jones, Rhonda
C117-A - King, Ricky
D013 - Waites, Shawn
D058 - Ramirez-Leon, Daniel
D069 - Castro, Victoria
D070 - Castro, Victoria
D108 - Smith, Russell
D112 - Summerson, Michelle
E045 - Lopez, Daniel
El 05 - Anderson, Matthew
28224- 10 A.M. Public
Storage@ 12318 N. Mopac
Expressway Austin, TX 78758
A004 - Curless, Judith
A008 - Dickmann, Shawn
A030 - Hernandez, Jose
A094 - PADDOCK, MICHELLE
B132- Hill, Tracy
B216-POWELL, STELLA
B265 - Fresenius Medical Care
C292 - Warren, Hope
C317 - Germer, Gary
C420 - Hackler, Dennis
D536 - Williams, John
D551 - Ellis, Jason
D654-BURNS, BRIAN
20199-10:30 A.M. Public
Storage@ 10931 Research
Blvd. Austin, TX 78759
2021 - Yaros, Stewart
2027 - Berry, Opal
2305 - Berry, Opal
3001 - Kelly, Kizma
4040 - abbott, Chris
4066-White, Niles
4108 - Blankenship, Emerease
4201 - Barton, Alicia
4206 - Ammar, Malik
F015 - Feller, Gene
07002 - 11 A.M. Public Stor¬
age® 12915 Research Blvd.
Austin, TX 78750
3081 - Crane, Joseph
5040 - jameson, ervin
A005 - Taylor, Ann
08428-11:30 A.M. Public Stor¬
age® 13675 N US HWY 183
Austin, TX 78750
0223 - Hickman, Roxanne -
Brown Mercedes 280c
Vin# 11407312100615 Sold as
is / parts
0223 - Hickman, Roxanne
0225 - Lippiatt, Charles
0234 - Daniels, Christy
1116 - Thomas, Kathryn
1209 - Linhardt, Linda
2103 - Williams, Justin
4021 - Novela, Alejandro
4028 - Briscoe, Sean
4121 - Williams, Deshawn
4170 - Hart, Jennifer
4198 - Fruster, Linda
5203 - Taraba, Crystal
25790-12 P.M. Public Stor¬
age® 9420 Spectrum Dr.
Austin, TX 78717
1147 - Neeley, Erin
3117 - Rodriguez, Mercides
3192 - Stajduhar, Evan
08415 - 12:30 P.M. Public Stor¬
age® 1517 Round Rock Ave.
Round Rock, TX 78681
1119 - Simms, Sterling
1120 - Nansi, Coretta
1126 - Reyes, Rojelio
1133 - Ruiz, Jennifer
1159-Silva, Evarie
1168 - Nelson, Lisa
2105 - Rico Sanchez, Carla A
2137 - garcia, rudy
4105 - Thompson, Keisha
4107 - Roberson, Amber
4123 - Cruz, David
5105 - Mangan, Wendy
5111 - Jeter, Lauralyn
6117 - Miller, Yolanda
7105 - Shellenberger, Thomas
7120 - Henry, Michael
8118 - Thornton, Johnathon
8157 - Saldivar, Juan
9115 - Mcphail, Donald
21607 - 1 P.M. Public Stor¬
age® 10100 North I-H35
Austin, TX 78753
A013 - Davis, Bona
A014 - Hendee, Colin
B042 - DeLeon, Ernestine
B065 - Morgan, Gail
B097 - Henson, Teasia
B130 - Delgado, Mary
C001 - Hill, Yvette
C029 - Thorn, Shelby
C040 - Naranjo, Jaime
C061 - Me Clain, Sophia
C065 - Fusilier, Joseph
C072 - Redd, Joe
C079 - Stephens, Amber
C100 - Spencer, Shanee
D003 - Pichardo, Jose
D025 - Taylor, Mariko
D040 - Watson, Chivas
D077 - Oneal, Leslie
E023 - KLING, KAREN
E046 - Lawrence, Marilyn
E067 - Debarro, Joanne
F013-ROBINSON, G
08451 - 1:30 P.M. Public Stor¬
age® 10001 N. I-H 35 Austin,
TX 78753
1059 - Fowler, Donovan
2005 - Mucino-Perez, Angel
2006 - Gordon, Darold
2012 - Wallace, Kenetra
2090 - Lozano, Roger
3023 - Mays, Cynthia
3028 - LIBBY, BETHANY
3034 - Coleman, Tammi
3061 - Quinton, Alvin James
3075 - Garcia, Oscar
4006 - Lopez, Jose
5037 - Sprat ley, Cory
6010 - Hernandez, Rubenia G
6023 - mcglothern, jessica
7021 - Baker, Warren
8025 - Sandoval, Bryan
8029 - Johnson, Ronda
8053 - Deova-Arce, Jesus
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Pursuant to Ch 59 of the Texas
Probate Code, South Congress
Storage located at 8008 S.
Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78745
will hold a public auction of
property being sold to satisfy
a landlord lien. Auction will
take place on February 19th,
2015 at 10:00 am. Property will
be sold to the highest bidder
for cash, Visa, MasterCard, or
Discover. Refundable $50 cash
only clean-out deposit per unit.
Property includes household
items from the following
tenants: Desiree Davis; Mario
Lopez-W/D, TV; Mayrena R.
Moreno-lawn equip; Ace Auc¬
tion Company, (512) 219-0209,
S. Fullenwilder #17099, www.
aceauctioncompany.com
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Self-storage Cube contents
of the following customers
containing household and other
goods will be sold for cash by
CubeSmart 646 W Front St,
Hutto, TX 78634 to satisfy a lien
on February 20, 2015 at approx.
12:00PM (Noon) at: Jessica D.
Campos, Sergio Keyna, Sonya
Williams, Gloria M. Najjar,
Christ Street Baptist Church.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
to be held at AusTex Towing
200 Farley Drive, Austin, TX
78753 on 2/3/15 at 9am. 1992
Cadillac 1G6CD53B6N4276715
DBM7637, amongst others, will
be included in this auction.
Please call (512) 836-7443 for
more info.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
Extra Space Storage, pursuant
to Chapter 59 of the Texas Prop¬
erty Code (Chapter 576 of the
68th Legislature), will conduct
a public sale of the contents of
the units listed to satisfy delin¬
quent accounts (landlords lien).
These sales will be conducted
on Thursday February 19, 2015
beginning at 10:00 am at 6512
Me Neil Dr, Austin, TX 78729.
All sales are final, goods are
sold as is. Landlords reserve
the right to refuse any bid. Cash
only sales to the highest bidder.
Viewing from the entrance
only. Buyers must remove all
the contents and leave the
unit clean. Persons age 16 and
under are not permitted on the
grounds.
6512 McNeil Dr. 512-250-9879
E332-Tim Hansen
E120-Thelma Gardiner
1116-Jennifer King
B122-Texas Relocation
Elll-Richard Granillo
12506 N. Lamar Blvd. 512-
339-6856
B049-Antoinette Chambers
B184-Maria Celia Gonzales
A140-Ralph Torres
C008-Crystal M Ray
C284-Marissa Kay Reinert
C107-Shawn Syms
C162-Shawn Syms
C104-Tina Clark
B278-Julie A Busch
B263-Ramon Madrid
C038-Katrina Roberts
10707 N. IH 35 512-719-4848
2022-Anglita Espinoza
503-Ann M Hart
2320-Julia Woodruff
6510-Derrick Dillard
9001-Christian Cervantes
6263-Javier Cazares
6412 Burnet Rd. 512-419-0647
4035-Danyell Stanley
1055-Johnny Sanders
3021-Curtis Vaughn
3114-Jason Hunt
3077-Carlos Martinez
The items stored in the above
listed units and/or spaces are
typical household goods and
may include, but are not limited
to: office equipment, supplies,
stored files and records, house¬
hold and office furnishings,
inventory, tools, equipment,
and miscellaneous items. May
include autos, boats, campers
as noted. Auctioneer -Ace Auc¬
tion Company TX-16453.
of the following customers
containing household and other
goods will be sold for cash by
CubeSmart 981 N Red Bud Ln,
Round Rock, TX 78665 to satisfy
a lien on February 20, 2015 at
approx. 12:00PM (noon) at:
Susan Rybicki, Regionald (Jay)
L Pittman, Premier Trucking
Inc., J Pittman.
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF DEANNE
LOUISE KNOX, DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that in
Cause No. C-1-PB-15-000009,
styled Estate of Deanne Louise
Knox, Deceased, pending in the
Probate Court No. 1 of Travis
County, Texas, original letters
testamentary were issued on
January 22, 2015, to George
Jack Knox.
Claims may be presented and
addressed to the personal
representative of the estate
in care of the attorneys at the
following address:
c/o GRAVES, DOUGHERTY,
HEARON & MOODY
A Professional Corporation
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:
Self-storage Cube contents
by Luke Ellis
The material in this column is for informational pur¬
poses only. It does not constitute, nor is it a substitute
for, legal advice. For advice on your specific facts and
circumstances, consult a licensed attorney.
CAN A FRIEND OFFICIATE
THE WEDDING?
My daughter is getting married and she wants a
family friend to conduct the wedding ceremony. Will
the ceremony still he legal and recognized by the state
of Texas if the family friend officiates the ceremony ?
It depends. Texas law recognizes specific cat¬
egories of people that are authorized to conduct a
wedding ceremony. Assuming the family friend is
not currently a judge or religious leader, his best
bet will be to become an officer of a religious orga¬
nization who is authorized by the organization to
conduct a marriage ceremony.
For the most part, Texas law allows soon-to-be
newlyweds to include special or unique touches to
the wedding ceremony. However, Texas law does
place some limitations on the wedding process,
including different categories of people that are
legally recognized to conduct wedding ceremonies.
Under current Texas law, persons authorized
to perform weddings includes traditional religious
figures such as licensed or ordained Christian min¬
isters or priests or Jewish rabbis. Texas law also
allows different types of judges to conduct wedding
ceremonies, including a justice of the Supreme Court
or courts of appeals; federal or magistrate judge
(located in Texas); judge of the court of criminal
appeals; judge of the district court, county court, pro¬
bate court, county courts at law, or juvenile courts; or
judges of courts of domestic relations. Retired judges
who formerly presided over the courts mentioned
above can also perform the wedding ceremony.
It has, however, become fairly popular to have
a close friend or family member preside over the
ceremony, which often raises the question: Is Uncle
John really qualified to officiate the wedding? Texas
law recognizes wedding officiants that qualify as an
officer of a religious organization that is authorized
by the organization to conduct a marriage ceremony.
Many people look to the Internet to become a
recognized officer of a religious organization in a
way that complies with Texas law. The bar to entry
is fairly low. A quick Google search yields multiple
sites that provide this designation, typically at little
or no cost. If you go this route just be sure to confirm
the designation and that it will satisfy Texas law.
Please submit column suggestions, questions, and
comments to thecommonlaw@austinchronicle.com.
Submission of potential topics does not create an
attorney-client relationship, and any information
submitted is subject to inclusion in future columns.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
by Rob Brezsny for February 6-12
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1753, Benjamin Franklin published helpful instructions on how to
avoid being struck by lightning during stormy weather. Wear a lightning rod in your hat, he said, and attach
it to a long, thin metal ribbon that trails behind you as you walk. In response to his article, a fashion fad
erupted.Taking his advice, fancy ladies in Europe actually wore such hats. From a metaphorical perspective,
it would make sense for you Aquarians to don similar headwear in the coming weeks. Bolts of inspiration
will be arriving on a regular basis. To ensure you are able to integrate and use them - not just be titillated
and agitated - you will have to be well-grounded.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to the Bible, Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free.” Author David Foster Wallace added a caveat. “The truth will set you free,” he wrote,
“but not until it is finished with you.” All this is apropos for the current phase of your journey, Pisces. By
my estimation, you will soon discover an important truth that you have never before been ready to grasp.
Once that magic transpires, however, you will have to wait a while until the truth is fully finished with you.
Only then will it set you free. But it will set you free. And I suspect that you will ultimately be grateful that
it took its sweet time.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): in 1979, Monty Python comedian John Cleese helped direct a four-night
extravaganza, The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball. It was a benefit to raise money for the human rights organi¬
zation Amnesty International. The musicians known as Sting, Bono, and Peter Gabriel later testified that the
show was a key factor in igniting their social activism. I see the potential of a comparable stimulus in your
near future, Aries. Imminent developments could amp up your passion for a good cause that transcends
your immediate self-interests.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the film Kill Bill: Volume 1, Taurus actress Uma Thurman plays a martial
artist who has exceptional skill at wielding a samurai sword. At one point, her swordmaker evaluates her
reflexes by hurling a baseball in her direction. With a masterful swoop, she slices the ball in half before it
reaches her. I suggest you seek out similar tests in the coming days, Taurus. Check up on the current status
of your top skills. Are any of them rusty? Should you update them? Are they still of maximum practical use
to you? Do whatever’s necessary to ensure they are as strong and sharp as ever.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): French Impressionist painter Claude Monet loved to paint the rock forma¬
tions near the beach at Etretrat, a village in Normandy. During the summer of 1886, he worked serially on
six separate canvases, moving from one to another throughout his work day to capture the light and shadow
as they changed with the weather and the position of the sun. He focused intently on one painting at a
time. He didn’t have a brush in each hand and one in his mouth, simultaneously applying paint to various
canvases. His specific approach to multitasking would generate good results for you in the coming weeks,
Gemini, (p.s. The other kind of multitasking - where you do several different things at the same time - will
yield mostly mediocre results.)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): in 1849, author Edgar Allen Poe died in Baltimore. A century later, a myste¬
rious admirer began a new tradition. Every January 19, on the anniversary of Poe’s birth, this cloaked visitor
appeared at his grave in the early morning hours, and left behind three roses and a bottle of cognac. I invite
you, Cancerian, to initiate a comparable ritual. Can you imagine paying periodic tribute to an important
influence in your own life - someone who has given you much and touched you deeply? Don’t do it for
nostalgia’s sake, but rather as a way to affirm that the gifts you’ve received from this evocative influence will
continue to evolve within you. Keep them ever-fresh.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “What happens to a dream deferred?” asked Langston Hughes in his poem
“Harlem.” “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore - And then run? Does it stink like
rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over - like a syrupy sweet?” As your soul’s cheerleader and coach, Leo, I
hope you won’t explore the answer to Hughes’questions. If you have a dream, don’t defer it. If you have been
deferring your dream, take at least one dramatic step to stop deferring it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author John Creasey struggled in his early efforts at getting published.
For a time he had to support himself with jobs as a salesman and clerk. Before his first book was pub¬
lished, he had gathered 743 rejection slips. Eventually, though, he broke through and achieved monumental
success. He wrote more than 550 novels, several of which were made into movies. He won two prestigious
awards and sold 80 million books. I’m not promising that your own frustrations will ultimately pave the
way for a prodigious triumph like his. But in the coming months, I do expect significant progress toward a
gritty accomplishment. For best results, work for your own satisfaction more than for the approval of others.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct.22): Hall-of-Fame basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon had a signature set of
fancy moves that were collectively known as the Dream Shake. It consisted of numerous spins and fakes
and moves that could be combined in various ways to outfox his opponents and score points. The coming
weeks would be an excellent time for you to work on your equivalent of the Dream Shake, Libra. You’re at the
peak of your ability to figure out how to coordinate and synergize your several talents.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): in 1837, Victoria became Queen of England following the death of her
uncle, King William IV. She was 18 years old. Her first royal act was to move her bed out of the room she
had long shared with her meddling, overbearing mother. I propose that you use this as one of your guiding
metaphors in the immediate future. Even if your parents are saints, and even if you haven’t lived with them
for years, I suspect you would benefit by upgrading your independence from their influence. Are you still a
bit inhibited by the nagging of their voices in your head? Does your desire to avoid hurting them thwart you
from rising to a higher level of authority and authenticity? Be a good-natured rebel.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The crookedest street in the world is a one-way, block-long span of
San Francisco’s Lombard Street. It consists of eight hairpin turns down a very steep hill. The recommended
top speed for a car is five miles per hour. So on the one hand, you’ve got to proceed with caution. On the
other hand, the quaint, brick-paved road is lined with flower beds, and creeping along its wacky route is a
whimsical amusement. I suspect you will soon encounter experiences that have metaphorical resemblances
to Lombard Street, Sagittarius. In fact, I urge you to seek them out.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the baseball film The Natural, the hero Roy Hobbs has a special
bat he calls “Wonderboy.” Carved out of a tree that was split by a lightning bolt, it seems to give Hobbs an
extraordinary skill at hitting a baseball. There’s a similar theme at work in the Australian musical instrument
known as the didgeridoo. It’s created from a eucalyptus tree whose inner wood has been eaten away by
termites. Both Wonderboy and the didgeridoo are the results of natural forces that could be seen as adverse
but that are actually useful. Is there a comparable situation in your own life, Capricorn? I’m guessing there
is. If you have not yet discovered what it is, now is a good time to do so.
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LEGAL
<ont.
Attn: Patricia A. Campbell
P.O. Box 98
401 Congress, Suite 2200
Austin, Texas 78767-0098
All persons having claims
against this estate are required
to present them within the time
and in the manner prescribed
by law.
DATED January 27, 2015.
GRAVES, DOUGHERTY,
HEARON & MOODY
A Professional Corporation
P.O. Box 98
401 Congress, Suite 2200
Austin, Texas 78767-0098
512.480.5625 Telephone
512.480.5825 Fax
pcampbell@gdhm.com
By: /s/ Patricia A. Campbell
State Bar ID No.: 03714100
ATTORNEYS FOR INDEPEN¬
DENT EXECUTOR
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF HEATHER
CATTO KOHOUT, DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that in
Cause No. C-1-PB-14-002238,
styled Estate of Heather Catto
Kohout, Deceased, pending
in the Probate Court No. 1 of
Travis County, Texas, original
letters testamentary were
issued on January 27, 2015, to
Martin D. Kohout.
Claims may be presented and
addressed to the personal
representative of the estate
in care of the attorneys at the
following address:
c/o GRAVES, DOUGHERTY,
HEARON & MOODY
A Professional Corporation
Attn: Russell E. Booth
P.O. Box 98
401 Congress, Suite 2200
Austin, Texas 78767-0098
All persons having claims
against this estate are required
to present them within the time
and in the manner prescribed
by law.
DATED January 27, 2015.
GRAVES, DOUGHERTY,
HEARON & MOODY
A Professional Corporation
P.O. Box 98
401 Congress, Suite 2200
Austin, Texas 78767-0098
512.480.5604 Telephone
512.480.5817 Fax
rbooth@gdhm.com
By: /s/ Russell E. Booth
State Bar ID No.: 24060895
ATTORNEYS FOR INDEPEN¬
DENT EXECUTOR
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE
ESTATE OF HERBERT WALKER
LAIRD Notice is hereby given
that original Letters Testamen¬
tary for the Estate of Herbert
Walker Laird, Deceased, were
issued on January 27, 2015, in
Cause No. C-1-PB-15-000077,
pending in the Probate Court
of Travis County, Texas, to the
estate’s representative, Brandt
Laird, Independent Executor.
All persons having claims
against the estate are required
to present them within the time
required by law. Claims should
be addressed in care of the rep¬
resentative’s attorney, Gary A.
Calabrese, 1204 Nueces Street,
Austin, Texas 78701, telephone
no. (512) 472-9394.
Dated this 27th day of January,
2015.
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF HUGH
RAYMOND O’CONNOR Notice
is hereby given that original Let¬
ters Testamentary for the Estate
of Hugh Raymond O’Connor,
a/k/a Bud O’Connor, Deceased,
were issued on January 29, 2015,
in Cause No. C-1-PB-15-000076,
pending in the Probate Court
of Travis County, Texas, to the
estate’s representative, Maureen
Ellen Reyes, Independent Execu¬
tor. All persons having claims
against the estate are required
to present them within the time
required by law. Claims should
be addressed in care of the rep¬
resentative’s attorney, Gary A.
Calabrese, 1204 Nueces Street,
Austin, Texas 78701, telephone
no. (512) 472-9394.
Dated this 29th day of January,
2015.
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF JAMES E.
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MAYFIELD Notice is hereby
given that original Letters
Testamentary for the Estate of
James E. Mayfield, Deceased,
were issued on January 13, 2015,
in Cause No. C-1-PB-14-002166,
pending in the Probate Court
No. 1, Travis County, Texas,
to the Estate’s Independent
Executor without bond, Robyn
Ravgiala. All persons having
claims against this Estate which
is currently being administered
are required to present them
to the undersigned within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law. Claims
should be addressed in care of
the representative’s attorney,
Benjamin K. Williams, Esq.,
12710 Research Blvd., Suite 115,
Austin, TX 78759. Dated this the
27th day of January, 2015.
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
Having Claims Against the Es¬
tate of Linda lisager Claunch,
Deceased On January 27,2015,
letters testamentary as Inde¬
pendent Executor for the Estate
were issued to Oma D. Claunch
by the Probate Court No. One of
Travis County, Texas, in Cause
Number C-1-PB-15-000032
pending upon the Probate
Docket of said Court.
All persons having claims
against the Estate, which is
currently being administered,
should present those claims
within the time prescribed by
law to:
H. David Hughes,
Attorney for Oma D. Claunch,
Independent Executor
401 Congress Avenue, Suite
2424
Austin, Texas 78701-3711
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF MARCELLE
B. BOWN
NO. C-1-PB-14-001815
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
Notice is hereby given that
on January 13, 2015, Letters
Testamentary as Independent
Executor upon the above Estate
were issued to:
WARREN BRUCE BOWN
by the Honorable Probate
Court of Travis County, Texas,
in Cause No. C-1-PB-14-001815
pending upon the Probate
Docket of said Court.
All persons having claims
against the Estate being admin¬
istered are required to present
the same within the time and in
the manner prescribed by law
to the following:
Scott A. Morrison
Oaks, Hartline & Daly, L.L.P.
609 Castle Ridge Rd., Ste. 450
Austin, TX 78746
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF TILDA GENE
BOUDNY, DECEASED Notice
is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary for
the Estate of TILDA GENE
BOUDNY, Deceased, were
issued on January 29, 2015 in
Cause No. C-1-PB-15-000021
pending in the Probate Court
of Travis County, Texas, to:
HELEN FREMIN, Independent
Executor. The residence of the
Independent Executor is Austin,
Travis County, Texas. The post
office address is:
Estate of Tilda Gene Boudny
Law Office of Diane Hebner
507 West 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2831
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is cur¬
rently being administered are
required to present them within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
DATED January 29, 2015.
LAW OFFICE OF DIANE
HEBNER
507 West 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2831
(512) 477-4158 Telephone
(512) 477-2126 Fax
By: /s/ Diane Hebner
Attorney for Independent
Executor
State Bar No.: 09367300
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF VIRGUS RAY
CARDOZIER, DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that in
Cause No. C-1-PB-15-000038,
styled Estate of Virgus Ray
Cardozier, Deceased, pending
in the Probate Court No. 1 of
Travis County, Texas, original
letters testamentary were
issued on January 27, 2015, to
Nancy Fyfe Cardozier.
Claims may be presented and
addressed to the personal
representative of the estate
in care of the attorneys at the
following address:
c/o GRAVES, DOUGHERTY,
HEARON & MOODY
A Professional Corporation
Attn: Patricia A. Campbell
P.O. Box 98
401 Congress, Suite 2200
Austin, Texas 78767-0098
All persons having claims
against this estate are required
to present them within the time
and in the manner prescribed
by law.
DATED January 28, 2015.
GRAVES, DOUGHERTY,
HEARON & MOODY
A Professional Corporation
P.O. Box 98
401 Congress, Suite 2200
Austin, Texas 78767-0098
512.480.5625 Telephone
512.480.5825 Fax
pcampbell@gdhm.com
By: /s/ Patricia A. Campbell
State Bar ID No.: 03714100
ATTORNEYS FOR INDEPEN¬
DENT EXECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary for the
Estate of JERRY G. KNOX,
Deceased, were issued on
January 29, 2015, Cause No. C-
1-PB-15-000058, Probate Court
One, Travis County, Texas, to:
JERRY L. KNOX.
All persons having claims
against this Estate are required
to present them to the under¬
signed within the time and
manner prescribed by law.
c/o: Vivian Mahlab
1911 McCall Rd.
Austin, Texas 78703
DATED the 29th day of January,
2015.
/s/Vivian Mahlab
Attorney for JERRY L. KNOX
State Bar No.: 12836650
Telephone: (512) 477-9400
Facsimile: (512) 477-9422
E-mail: vm@mahlabyoung.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS No¬
tice is hereby given that original
Letters of Administration for the
Estate of Edward R. Coleman,
Deceased, were issued on
January 27, 2015, under Docket
No. C-1-PB-14-002149, pending
in the Probate Court, Travis
County, Texas, to Diane Y. Cole¬
man. Claims may be presented
to: Diane Coleman, 7503 Step
Down Cove, Austin, TX 78731.
All persons having claims
against this estate, which is
currently being administered
are required to present them
within the time and in the man¬
ner prescribed by law. Dated:
January 28 2015, Teresa Shahan
Shapiro, Attorney for Executor.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters of Dependent
Administration for the Estate
of Brian Eric Grulke, Deceased,
were issued on January 22,
2015, under Cause No. C-
1 -PB-14-001016, pending in the
Probate Court Number One of
Travis County, Texas, to Bradley
Grulke.
Claims may be presented in
care of the representative’s at¬
torney, addressed as follows:
Bradley Grulke, Dependent
Administrator with Bond
Estate of Brian Eric Grulke
Deceased
c/o Hilgers & Langham, PC
9501 N. Capital of Texas Hwy.
Suite 202
Austin, Texas 78759
All persons having claims
against this estate, which is
currently being administered,
are required to present them
within the time and in the man¬
ner prescribed by law.
Date: January 26, 2015.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Of Independent
Administration with Will An¬
nexed for the Estate of SETH
D. BREEDING, JR., Deceased,
were issued on November
18, 2014, under Docket No. C-
1 -PB-11 -000171, pending in the
Probate Court Number One of
Travis County, Texas, to SUSAN
S. PHILIPS.
Claims may be presented to
SUSAN S. PHILIPS, addressed
as follows:
Independent Administrator,
Estate of SETH D. BREEDING,
JR., Deceased
P.O. BOX 5970
AUSTIN, TX 78763
All persons having claims
against this estate, which is
currently being administered,
are required to present them
within the time and in the man¬
ner prescribed by law.
DATED February 6, 2015.
SUSANS. PHILIPS, Indepen¬
dent Administrator
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of Dorothy P.
White, a/k/a Dorothy Priscilla
White, Deceased, were issued
on January 29, 2015, in Cause
No. C-1-PB-15-000057, pending
in the Probate Court No. 1,
Travis County, Texas, to Victor
T. White, Jr., as Independent
Executor.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present them to
the undersigned within the time
and in the manner prescribed
by law.
Estate of Dorothy P. White,
a/k/a Dorothy Priscilla White
Victor T. White, Jr., Indepen¬
dent Executor
c/o Greg Johnson
Farrell & Pak, PLLC
1000 MoPac Circle
Austin, Texas 78746
Telephone: (512) 323-2977
Facsimile: (512) 708-1977
gjohnson@txelderlaw.com
Dated the 29th day of January,
2015.
/s/Greg Johnson
FARRELL & PAK, PLLC
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of FAYE ANTON,
Deceased, were issued on
January 29, 2015 under Docket
No. C-1-PB-14-001612, pending
in the Probate Court No. One
of Travis County, Texas, to
RICHARD HENRY ANTON.
All persons or entities having
claims against this estate,
which is currently being admin¬
istered, are required to present
such claims to the undersigned
attorney for the estate within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
Dated: February 2, 2015
Respectfully submitted,
LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD H.
ANTON
A Professional Corporation
By: /s/ Richard H. Anton
State Bar No. 01274800
P.O. Box 26797
Austin, TX 78755-0797
Telephone (512) 343-0112
Facsimile: (512) 343-8410
ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of George David
Slaton, Deceased, were issued
on January 27, 2015, in Cause
No. 14-0742-CP4, pending in
the County Court at Law No. 4,
Williamson County, Texas, to:
Treasa Telle.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present them to
the undersigned within the time
and in the manner prescribed
by law.
c/o: Richard L. Welch
Attorney at Law
8140 MoPac Expy North
Westpark4, Suite 260
Austin, Texas 78759
DATED January 27,2015.
/s/ Richard L. Welch
Attorney for Treasa Telle
State Bar No.: 21125700
8140 MoPac Expy North
Westpark4, Suite 260
Austin, Texas 78759
Telephone: (512) 231-8181
Facsimile: (512) 231-8182
E-mail: richard@richardlwelch.
com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of IRENE STRAIT,
Deceased, were issued on
January 29, 2015 under Docket
No. C-1-PB-14-002233, pending
in the Probate Court No. One
of Travis County, Texas, to
DANIEL L. STRAIT.
All persons or entities having
claims against this estate,
which is currently being admin¬
istered, are required to present
such claims to the undersigned
attorney for the estate within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
Dated: February 2, 2015
Respectfully submitted,
LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD H.
ANTON
A Professional Corporation
By: /s/ Richard H. Anton
State Bar No. 01274800
P.O. Box 26797
Austin, TX 78755-0797
Telephone (512) 343-0112
Facsimile: (512) 343-8410
ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS No¬
tice is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary for the
Estate of Laurence Robert
Geller, Deceased, were issued
on January 28, 2015, in Docket
No. 15-0036-CP4, pending in the
County Court at Law No. 4 of
Williamson County, Texas, to:
Russ W. Mihal.
The address of the Independent
Executor is in Round Rock,
Williamson County, Texas, the
mailing address is: c/o Scofield
& Scofield, P.C., 1411 West Av¬
enue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas
78701-1537.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is cur¬
rently being administered are
required to present them within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
DATED the 28th day of January,
2015.
Scofield & Scofield, P.C.
Attorneys for the Estate
By: /s/ Janice Pierce
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of Mark Warren
Smith, Deceased, were issued
on January 15, 2015, under
Cause No. C-1-PB-14-001973,
pending in the Probate Court
No. 1 of Travis County, Texas, to
Joseph Frederick Burke.
Claims may be presented in
care of the attorney for the
Estate addressed as follows:
Representative, Estate of Mark
Warren Smith, Deceased
c/o Katherine J. Walters
Richie &Gueringer, P.C.
100 Congress Ave., Suite 1750
Austin, Texas 78701
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is cur¬
rently being administered are
required to present them within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
Dated this 26th day of January,
2015.
RICHIE&GUERINGER, P.C.
Attorneys for Applicant
By: /s/ Katherine J. Walters
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of Richard Gutier¬
rez, Deceased, were issued on
January 22, 2015 in Cause No.
C-1-PB-14-002156 pending in
Travis County, Texas, Probate
Court No. 1, to: Chitporn Wat-
sanga, Independent Executor.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present them to
the undersigned within the time
and in the manner prescribed
by law.
/s/ Farren Smith
Attorney at Law
103 South 12th Street, Suite 200
Pflugerville, Texas 78660
DATED: This the 29th day of
January, in the year 2015.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of Wanda Piland,
Deceased, were issued on
January 8, 2015 in Cause No.
C-1-PB-14-001984 pending in
Travis County, Texas, Probate
Court No. 1, to: Martha Gebau-
erWray, Independent Executor.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered are
required to present them to the
undersigned within the time and
in the manner prescribed by law.
/s/ Farren Smith
Attorney at Law
103 South 12th Street, Suite 200
Pflugerville, Texas 78660
DATED: This the 29th day of
January, in the year 2015.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS No¬
tice is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary for the
ESTATE OF WILLIE BELLE
WILLIAMS, A/K/A WILLIE
BELL WILLIAMS, DECEASED,
were issued on January 15,
2015 under Docket No. C-
1-PB-14-001858 pending in the
Probate Court No. 1 of Travis
County, Texas, to CARL WIN¬
STON WILLIAMS, independent
administrator. Claims may
be presented in care of the at¬
torney for the estate, addressed
as follows: CARL WINSTON
WILLIAMS, c/o Chelsea Full-
wood, HARRIS &SCHROEDER
PLLC, P.O. Box 426, Leander,
Texas 78646. All persons hav¬
ing claims against this estate,
which is currently being admin¬
istered, are required to present
them within the time and in
the manner prescribed by law.
DATED January 29, 2015. By:
/s/ Chelsea Fullwood - State
Bar Number 24073578 -AT¬
TORNEY FOR INDEPENDENT
EXECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
of the Estate of Lee Alexander
Shelton, Deceased, were issued
on January 27, 2015 in Cause
No. C-1-PB-14-002206, by the
Travis County Probate Court
Number One to Zachariah Lee
Shelton, Independent Executor
of the Estate of Lee Alexander
Shelton. All persons having
claims against said Estate are
required to present them to
Richard Thormann, Attorney at
Law, 805 W. 10th Street, Suite
100, Austin, Texas 78701 within
the time prescribed by law.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS No¬
tice is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary of the Es¬
tate of Maria C. Buchanan a/k/a
Maria Carmen Buchanan a/k/a
Maria Del Carmen, Ferrandez
Casado a/k/a Maria C-Ferrandez
Buchanan a/k/a Maria C F Bu¬
chanan a/k/a Maria Buchanan,
Deceased, were issued on
January 23, 2015 in Cause No.
C-1-PB-15-000027, by the Travis
County Probate Court Number
One to Michael R. Buchanan,
Independent Executor of the Es¬
tate of Maria C. Buchanan a/k/a
Maria Carmen Buchanan a/k/a
Maria Del Carmen, Ferrandez
Casado a/k/a Maria C-Ferrandez
Buchanan a/k/a Maria C F Bu¬
chanan a/k/a Maria Buchanan,
Deceased. All persons having
claims against said Estate are
required to present them to
Rose Cohen, Attorney at Law,
805 W. 10th Street, Suite 100,
Austin, Texas 78701 within the
time prescribed by law.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
On January 29, 2015, John
G. Deigh, was issued Letters
Testamentary for the Estate of
Sarah Lynn Hill, Deceased, in
Cause No. C-1-PB-14-002237
pending in Probate Court
Number One of Travis County,
Texas. The address of John G.
Deigh, Independent Executor, is
c/o Elizabeth Thomas, Hopper
Mikeska, PLLC, 400 W. 15th St.,
Suite 408, Austin, Texas 78701,
and all persons having claims
against this estate are required
to present them to such ad¬
dress in the manner and time
required by law.
John G. Deigh, Independent
Executor of the Estate of Sarah
Lynn Hill, Deceased
By: Elizabeth Thomas, Attorney
for the Independent Executor,
John G. Deigh.
OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
Attention all Bidders: The
Travis County Commission¬
ers Court recently approved
certain revisions to Travis
County’s standard solicitation
documents for public works
projects. These changes will
affect the contract require¬
ments on this Project. Specifi¬
cally, the following matters
are impacted: safety training
requirements; safety record
reporting requirements; and
wage rates and wage com¬
plaint procedures. Refer to
the following sections of this
solicitation: Safety Record
Questionnaire, Prevailing
Wage Rate Determination,
and General Conditions for
Travis County Construction
Contracts.
Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids for the BUILDING
170 ROOF REPLACEMENT AT
THE TRAVIS COUNTY COR¬
RECTIONAL COMPLEX (IFB
No. B1501-005-JE), a Project
consisting primarily of ROOF
REPLACMENT WORK OF
BUILDING 170 in Travis County,
will be received electronically
through www.bidsync.com.
Bids will be accepted until
2:00 P. M. CST, FEBRUARY
18, 2015, then publicly opened
and read aloud. Travis County
will also accept paper bids
received by Cyd Grimes, Travis
County Purchasing Agent,
marked “Sealed Bid (BUILDING
170 ROOF REPLACEMENT AT
THE TRAVIS COUNTY COR¬
RECTIONAL COMPLEX, IFB
No. B1501-005-JE)” at the Travis
County Purchasing Office, 700
Lavaca Street, Ste. 800, Austin,
TX 78701. Note: The Time-Date
Stamp Clock located at the
front counter of the Travis
County Purchasing Office will
serve as the OFFICIAL CLOCK
for the purpose of verifying
the date and time of receipt of
paper bids.
You may print the Plans and
Specifications through www.
bidsync.com. In the event of a
large file size, please be patient
when downloading or viewing.
Hard copies (printed) of Plans
and Specifications may also
be obtained from the Travis
County Purchasing Office for a
refundable deposit of $100.00 in
the form of a cashier’s check,
money order, or company check
payable to “Travis County."
The deposit will be refunded if
the Plans and Specifications
are returned in good condition
within 21 calendar days of the
bid opening. In addition, Plans
and Specifications will be made
available for viewing free of
charge at various Austin-area
Plan Rooms listed below.
A bid security in the amount
of five percent (5%) of the total
bid amount will be required. IF
A COPY OF THE BID SECU¬
RITY IS SUBMITTED ELEC¬
TRONICALLY THROUGH
WWW.BIDSYNC.COM, AN
ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY
WILL BE DUE (BY CLOSE OF
BUSINESS) ONE BUSINESS
DAY AFTER THE BID OPEN¬
ING DATE. Payments will be
made for completed work in
progressive payments with the
County retaining five percent
(5%) of each payment until final
acceptance of the Project. Pay¬
ments will be made by check.
A Payment Bond is required
in the amount of one hundred
percent (100%) of the contract
amount, if the contract amount
exceeds $25,000. A Perfor¬
mance Bond is required in the
amount of one hundred percent
(100%) of the contract amount,
if the contract amount exceeds
$100,000. Bidders should use
lump sum pricing.
Project performance period
is 100 calendar days. If the
contractor fails to complete
the Project in the working days
specified, liquidated damages
of $450.00 per day of delay will
be assessed.
Historically Underutilized Busi¬
nesses including Contractors,
Subcontractors, and Suppliers
are encouraged to participate
in this project consistent with
the goals of the Travis County
Commissioners Court. Contrac¬
tors will be required to comply
with all applicable Equal
Employment Opportunity laws
and regulations, all Federal,
State, and local regulations for
construction safety and health
standards.
The successful bidder must
commence work upon issu¬
ance by County of a written
Notice to Proceed. The County
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids and to waive any
informality in the bids received.
Bids may not be withdrawn
for ninety (90) calendar days
after the date on which they
are opened.
Estimated project construction
range is $85,000 - $100,000.
OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids for the LAKE OAK
ESTATES SUBSTANDARD
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT (IFB No. B1501-
011-JW), a Project consisting
primarily of the rehabilitation
of existing roadways within the
Lake Oak Estates subdivision in
western Travis County (Precinct
3), including the removal of
obstructions, the installation of
cement-treated road base, the
installation of drainage infra¬
structure, utility adjustments,
paving, and signage, all in
accordance with Travis County
specifications and require¬
ments, will be received by Cyd
Grimes, Travis County Purchas¬
ing Agent, marked “Sealed
Bid (LAKE OAK ESTATES
SUBSTANDARD ROAD IM¬
PROVEMENTS PROJECT, IFB
No. 1501-011-JW)" at the Travis
County Purchasing Office, 700
Lavaca Street, Ste. 800, Austin,
TX 78701 until 2:00 P. M. CST,
February 25, 2015, then publicly
opened and read aloud. Note:
The Time-Date Stamp Clock
located at the front counter of
the Travis County Purchasing
Office will serve as the OFFICIAL
CLOCK for the purpose of verify¬
ing the date and time of receipt
of paper bids.
You may print the Plans and
Specifications through www.
bidsync.com. In the event of a
large file size, please be patient
when downloading or viewing.
Hard copies (printed) of Plans
and Specifications may also
be obtained from the Travis
County Purchasing Office for a
refundable deposit of $100.00 in
the form of a cashier’s check,
money order, or company check
payable to “Travis County.”
The deposit will be refunded if
the Plans and Specifications
are returned in good condition
within 21 calendar days of the
bid opening. In addition, Plans
and Specifications will be made
available for viewing free of
charge at various Austin-area
Plan Rooms listed below.
A MANDATORY PRE-BID
CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD
ON FEBRUARY 11, 2015 AT
10:00 A.M..C.S.T. at the Tra¬
vis County Purchasing Office,
700 Lavaca Street, Ste. 800,
Conference Room, Austin,
TX 78701.
A bid security in the amount
of five percent (5%) of the total
bid amount will be required.
Payments will be made for
completed work in progressive
payments with the County
retaining five percent (5%) of
each payment until final accep¬
tance of the Project. Payments
will be made by check. A Pay¬
ment Bond is required in the
amount of one hundred percent
(100%) of the contract amount,
if the contract amount exceeds
$25,000. A Performance Bond
is required in the amount of one
hundred percent (100%) of the
contract amount, if the contract
amount exceeds $100,000.
Project performance period is 50
working days. If the contractor
fails to complete the Project in
the working days specified, liqui¬
dated damages of $50.00 per day
of delay will be assessed.
Historically Underutilized Busi¬
nesses including Contractors,
Subcontractors, and Suppliers
are encouraged to participate
in this project consistent with
the goals of the Travis County
Commissioners Court. Contrac¬
tors will be required to comply
with all applicable Equal
Employment Opportunity laws
and regulations, all Federal,
State, and local regulations for
construction safety and health
standards.
The successful bidder must
commence work upon issu¬
ance by County of a written
Notice to Proceed. The County
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids and to waive any
informality in the bids received.
Bids may not be withdrawn
for ninety (90) calendar days
after the date on which they
are opened.
Estimated project range is
$525K - $625K.
OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE
TO BIDDERS TRAVIS
COUNTY, TEXAS
Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be accepted by
Travis County for the following
items:
1. Chiller and Cooling Tower
Maintenance and Repair,
1411-008-RF
Opens: February 17, 2015 @
10:00 a.m.
2. Guardrail and Bridgerail
Installation, Removal and
Replacement, B1501-001-LD
Opens: February 23, 2015 @
2:00 p.m.
AN OPTIONAL PRE-BID
CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2015 @
10:00 A.M. AT THE
TRAVIS COUNTY PUR¬
CHASING OFFICE CONFER¬
ENCE ROOM, 700 LAVACA
ST., SUITE 800, AUSTIN,
TX 78701
3. Police Motorcycles, 1501-
002-LD
Opens: February 23, 2015 @
3:00 p.m.
Bids should be submitted to:
Cyd Grimes, Travis County
Purchasing Agent, 700 Lavaca
Street, Suite 800, P.O. Box 1748,
Austin, Texas 78767. Specifica¬
tions can be obtained from or
viewed at the Travis County
Purchasing Office at no charge
or by downloading a copy from
our website: www.co.travis.
tx.us/purchasing/solicitation.
asp. Bidders should use unit
pricing or lump sum pricing, if
appropriate. Payments may be
made by check. The successful
bidder shall be required to
furnish a Performance Bond
in the amount of One Hundred
percent (100%) of the contract
amount awarded, if applicable.
PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF
MANOR
TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVEL¬
OPMENT BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM
The City of Manor is giving
notice of the city’s intent to
submit a Planning/Capacity
Building Fund application for
a grant from the Texas Com¬
munity Block Grant Program.
The grant application request
is $54,720 to perform citywide
planning studies named in the
application. The application is
available for review at City Hall,
105 E. Eggleston, Manor, TX
78653, during regular business
hours. Puede encontrar este
aviso en Ingles y en Espanol
en las oficinas municipales de
la Ciudad.
SALE Security Self Storage,
under Chapter 59 of the Texas
Property Code, hereby gives
Notice of Sale under Said Act, to
wit: On MARCH 3, 2015 at 2 P.M.
at 10210 N Lamar, Austin, TX
78753, Security Self Storage will
conduct a sale by sealed bids
for each unit in its entirety to the
highest bidder for cash, of the
contents of the following units
to satisfy a landlord’s lien, Seller
reserves the right to refuse
any bid and to withdraw any
property from sale. The public is
invited to bid on said units.
#R-07 Nicholas Haynes:
1999 Lexus GS3 VIN JT-
8BD68S0X0068183, TV, office
chair, microwave.
SALE Security Self Storage,
under Chapter 59 of the Texas
Property Code, hereby gives
Notice of Sale under Said Act,
to wit: On FEBRUARY 24, 2015
at 2 P.M. at 1507 W William
Cannon, Austin, TX 78745. Se¬
curity Self Storage will conduct
a sale by sealed bids for each
unit in its entirety to the highest
bidder for cash, of the contents
of the following units, to satisfy
a landlord’s lien. Seller reserves
the right to refuse any bid and
to withdraw any property from
sale. The public is invited to bid
on said units.
#C-31 Dawn Henry: Entertain¬
ment center, box, clothes, bed
frame, misc. #R-46 Timothy
Cosgrove: Chair, table, picture,
floor mat, dresser.
SALE Security Self Storage,
under Chapter 59 of the Texas
Property Code, hereby gives
Notice of Sale under Said Act,
to wit: On FEBRUARY 24, 2015
at 2 P.M. at 1515 S. Lamar,
Austin, TX 78704, Security Self
Storage will conduct a sale by
sealed bids for each unit in its
entirety to the highest bidder
for cash, of the contents of
the following units to satisfy a
landlord’s lien, Seller reserves
the right to refuse any bid and
to withdraw any property from
sale. The public is invited to
bid on said units.
#N-16 Katrina Collins: TV,
bookcase, clothes, coffee table,
glass top, misc.
STOR SELF STORAGE In
accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 59 of the Texas Prop¬
erty Code, there being due and
unpaid charges for which the
undersigned is entitled to satisfy
an owner’s lien of the goods
hereinafter described and stored
at Stor Self Storage locations
listed below; And due notice
having been given, to the owner
of said property and all parties
known to claim an interest
therein, and the time specified
in such notice for payment of
such having disposed of on the
following dates. No one under
16 allowed. Cash only!
Stor Self Storage, 2201
Kinney Rd, Austin TX 78704
512-445-6000
February 24, 2015 11:00 AM
Todd Kibisu - 50” Dell Monitor,
Coleman cooler, air purifier,
3 rolling luggage bags, audio
equipment, large duffle bag, 3
boxes, mirror
Stor Self Storage, 2508 Pecan
Street, Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-990-1000
February 24, 2015 11:30 AM
Adrian Smith - Table, couch,
love seat, queen mattress & box
spring, 5 boxes
Jose Puente - Table, chairs,
dryer, oven, kids table & chairs,
easel, weed eater, tire & rim,
ice chest
Janet Flynn - Boxes, shelv¬
ing, picture, picture frames,
tools, lamps, ladder, vacuum,
entertainment center, mirrors, 9
totes, baby items, table
Lisa Flynn - Baby toys, tools,
crib, walker, couch, fan,
mirror, table, vacuum, boxes,
refrigerator
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toll free 888-458-7247
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unique treasures & monthly sales
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